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alpaca
(ælpækə)
Word forms: plural alpacas
1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Alpaca is a type of soft wool.
...a light-grey alpaca suit.
2. countable noun
Alpacas are South American animals similar to llamas. Their hair is the source of alpaca wool.
alpaca in British English 1
(ælˈpækə)
noun
1.
a domesticated cud-chewing artiodactyl mammal, Lama pacos, closely related to the llama and native to South America: family Camelidae. Its dark shaggy hair is a source of wool
2.
the cloth made from the wool of this animal
3.
a glossy fabric simulating this, used for linings, etc
Word origin
C18: via Spanish from Aymara allpacaalpaca in British English 2
or sometimes alpacca (ælˈpækə)
noun
a type of nickel silver used in jewellery
Word origin
of uncertain originalpaca in American English
(ælˈpækə)
nounWord forms: plural alˈpacas or alˈpaca
1.
a domesticated South American llama (Lama glama pacos) with valuable, long, silky, brown or black wool
2.
its wool
3.
a thin cloth woven from this wool, often mixed with other fibers
4.
a glossy, generally black cloth of cotton or rayon, used for linings, suits, etc.
Word origin
Sp < Aymara allpacaImage ofalpaca
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