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curaca

noun
cu·​ra·​ca | \ küˈräkə\
plural -s

Definition of curaca

: a member of the Inca provincial nobility often acting as administrator or ruler over an ayllu or group of ayllus

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History and Etymology for curaca

Spanish, from Quechua

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