Qoa

Quechua

FWOTD – 12 May 2015

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Cusco) IPA^(key): /ˈqu.a/

Proper noun

Qoa

1. (mythology) a giant cat who lives in the springs of the High Andes and is said to produce rain and hail

References

• “Qoa” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.