Etymology

alpaca

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Today it means: A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. Full definition →

Spanish alpaca ← Aymara allpaqa
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  1. Aymara · derived fromallpaqa
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromalpaca
  3. English todayalpaca

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

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