pirca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua pirqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾka/ [ˈpiɾ.ka]

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• Rhymes: -iɾka
• Syllabification: pir‧ca

Noun

pirca f (plural pircas)

1. a low wall in Incan architecture

Further reading

• “pirca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16