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alpaca

/ælˈpækə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alpaca at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Wool of the alpaca.
  2. A thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool.
  3. Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

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