Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ing-kuh]
- /ˈɪŋ kə/
- /inca/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ing-kuh]
- /ˈɪŋ kə/
Definitions of inca word
- noun inca a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest. 1
- noun inca a ruler or member of the royal family in the Incan empire. 1
- noun inca A South American hummingbird having mainly blackish or bronze-colored plumage with one or two white breast patches. 1
- noun inca a member of a South American Indian people whose great empire centred on Peru lasted from about 1100 ad to the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s and is famed for its complex culture 0
- noun inca the ruler or king of this empire or any member of his family 0
- noun inca the language of the Incas 0
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Origin of inca
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Spanish < Quechua inka ruler of the Inca state
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Parts of speech for Inca
noun
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inca popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inca usage trend in Literature
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