Etymology

vicuna

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Today it means: A South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco. Full definition →

Spanish vicuña ← Quechua wik'uña
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vicuna · noun1

  1. Quechua · derived fromwik'uña
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromvicuña
  3. English todayvicuna

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña.

Vicuna · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromVicuña
  2. English todayVicuna

Borrowed from Spanish Vicuña, itself of Basque origin.

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