inca

nombre propio

A noun referring to a member of the Quechuan people of the Cuzco valley in Peru, specifically the ruling class or emperor of the empire that existed from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa al pueblo quechua del valle del Cusco en Perú, en particular a su clase dominante o al emperador del imperio que existió aproximadamente desde el año 1100 hasta la conquista española a principios de la década de 1530.

1. Ruler of the Inca Empire B2 formal

   A sovereign or emperor of the Inca civilization, or a member of the royal family.

   • The Inca ruled over a vast empire in the Andes.
   • The Sapa Inca was considered a descendant of the sun god.
   • Royal Incas wore distinctive headdresses and garments.

   🇪🇸Inca (soberano del Imperio incaico)

2. Member of the Quechuan people B2 formal

   A person belonging to the Quechuan ethnic group that lived in the Cuzco valley of Peru.

   • The Incas built impressive stone structures like Machu Picchu.
   • Many Incas were skilled farmers and engineers.
   • The descendants of the Incas still speak Quechua today.

   🇪🇸Inca (etnia quechua)

   Sinónimos: quechuaquechuan

3. Historical civilization B2 formal

   The group of Quechua people in the Cuzco Valley who established an empire lasting from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s.

   • The Inca civilization developed advanced agricultural terraces.
   • Inca roads connected the vast empire across difficult terrain.
   • The Spanish conquest in the 1530s marked the end of the Inca Empire.

   🇪🇸Civilización inca

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• incas' possessive plural form
• inca's possessive singular form