释义 |
in·ca I. \ˈiŋkə\ noun (plural incas also inca) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka king, prince, male of royal blood 1. a. : a ruler of the Incaic Empire prior to the Spanish conquest b. : a member of this empire's royal house; broadly : a person of high rank or exalted position under this empire 2. a. : a small Quechuan people of the valley of Cuzco in Peru that established hegemony over surrounding peoples to form the Incaic Empire from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in 1531-35 b. : any of the constituent Quechuan peoples of the Incaic Empire 3. : a member of an Inca people II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized : incaic |