English

Alternative forms

• Nasca
• Naska (uncommon)
• Nazka (uncommon)

Proper noun

Nazca

1. A province on the southern coast of Peru.
2. The capital city of Nazca province and the surrounding district.
3. (archaeology) A culture that flourished from 100 BC to 800 AD in southern Peru.

Derived terms

• Nazca booby
• Nazca Desert
• Nazca Lines
• Nazcan
• Nazca Plate
• Nazca Ridge

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Nasca

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Nazca.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnas.kɐ/

Proper noun

Nazca f

1. Nazca (a province in southern Peru)
2. Nazca (a city, the provincial capital of Nazca, Peru)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nasca

Noun

nazca m (plural nazcas)

1. a member of the Nazca people of ancient Peru

Spanish

Verb

nazca

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of nacer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of nacer.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of nacer.