quíchua

See also: quichua

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quéchua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quichua (“Quechua”), from Quechua qichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ʃu.ɐ/ [ˈki.ʃʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈki.ʃwɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ʃu.ɐ/ [ˈki.ʃʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈki.ʃwɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ʃu.a/ [ˈki.ʃʊ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈki.ʃwa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ʃwɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ʃwɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.t͡ʃwɐ/

• Hyphenation: quí‧chu‧a

Noun

quíchua m or f by sense (plural quíchuas)

1. Quechua (member of a Quechuan ethnic group)
2. (uncountable) Quechua (language)

Adjective

quíchua m or f (plural quíchuas, not comparable)

1. Quechuan