how to pronounce inca

/ˈɪŋkə/

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inca is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of inca in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… or the inca got so wrapped up in it and …”

meanings of inca

noun:

A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.
Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena.

inca frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word inca occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.