verb/w̝akeˈaɾ/
to go hunting for pre-Columbian treasure
Related: huaqueo
Etymology tree Quechua wak'abor. Spanish huaca Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish huaquear From huaca + -ear.