Kechua n 1: a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire [syn: {Quechua}, {Kechua}] 2: a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire [syn: {Quechua}, {Kechua}] 3: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]