a member of an indigenous South American 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
2.
the ruler or king of this empire or any member of his family
3.
the language of the Incas
See also Quechua
Derived forms
Incan (ˈIncan)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Spanish, from Quechua inka king
Inca in American English
(ˈiŋkə)
noun
1.
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest
2.
a ruler or member of the royal family in the Incan empire
Derived forms
Incaic (iŋˈkeiɪk, in-)
adjective
Incan
noun or adjective
Word origin
[1585–95; ‹ Sp ‹ Quechua inka ruler of the Inca state]
Examples of 'Inca' in a sentence
Inca
It covered the mummy of a great general called Naymlap who was the right-hand advisor to an early Inca king.
Cussler, Clive INCA GOLD (1994)
Word lists with
Inca
Ancient Languages, Central and South American Indian peoples, Native American tribes, Titles of rulers