chasqui
Spanish
Etymology
From Quechua [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaski/ [ˈt͡ʃas.ki]
Audio (Peru) (file) - Rhymes: -aski
- Syllabification: chas‧qui
Noun
chasqui m (plural chasquis)
- one of the Inca's personal running messengers
Derived terms
- chasquero
Further reading
- “chasqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014