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