Yunca

noun

Yun·​ca

ˈyüŋkə

variants or Yunga

-ŋgə

or less commonly Yunka

-ŋkə

plural Yunca or Yuncas or Yunga or Yungas

1

a

: a group of Indian peoples of the coast of Peru

b

: a member of any of the peoples of this group

2

: the language of the Yunca people now superseded by Quechua and Spanish

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish Yunca, Yunga, from yunga, yunca yunga

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