Etymology

guanaco

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Today it means: A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae. Full definition →

Spanish guanaco ← Quechua wanaku
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromwanaku
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromguanaco
  3. English todayguanaco

Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku.

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