alpaca

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
  2. (uncountable) Wool from the alpaca, with strong very long fibres and coloring from black to brown to white.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A garment made of such wool.

Synonyms

Lama pacos

alpaka

Translations

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ælˈpækə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

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