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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vicuña /vɪˈkuːnjə/, vicuna /vɪˈkjuːnə/ n - a tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal, Vicugna vicugna, similar to the llama: family Camelidae
- the fine light cloth made from the wool obtained from this animal
Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish vicuña, from Quechuan wikúña vi•cu•na or vi•cu•ña /vaɪˈkunə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈkunyə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas or -ñas. - Mammals[countable] a wild South American animal of the Andes regions, closely related to the llama.
- Textiles[uncountable] a fabric made from the soft wool of this animal or of some substitute.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•cu•na (vī ko̅o̅′nə, -kyo̅o̅′-, vi-, vi ko̅o̅′nyə),USA pronunciation n. - a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- Textilesa fabric of this wool or of some substitute, usually twilled and finished with a soft nap.
- Clothinga garment, esp. an overcoat, of vicuna.
Also, vi•cu′ña. - Quechua wik'uña
- Spanish vicuña
- 1585–95
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