Inca
/ˈɪŋkə/ · noun
Meaning
- A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.
- Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka (“emperor”).
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