Recuay

adjective

Re·​cuay

rāˈkwī

: of or belonging to a cultural period in northern Peru characterized by houses of two or three stories below ground, stone carving of felines in high relief and seated figures in the round, and pottery in a great variety of shapes

Word History

Etymology

from Recuay, town in northern Peru

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