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Definition of alpaca noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alpaca

noun
 
/ælˈpækə/
 
/ælˈpækə/
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  1. [countable] a South American animal that is related to the llama and has long hairTopics Animalsc2
  2. [uncountable] a type of soft wool or cloth made from the hair of the alpaca, used especially for making expensive clothes
    • an alpaca coat
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara (a language spoken in Bolivia and Peru) allpaca.
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