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Webster 1913 Edition
Alpaca
1.
(Zool.)
An animal of Peru (
Lama paco
), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama. 2.
Wool of the alpaca.
3.
A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.
Definition 2024
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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
Noun
alpaca (plural alpaca or alpacas)
- A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
- (uncountable) wool from the alpaca.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- (Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna/vicuña (Category: en:Camelids)
Translations
camelid animal of the Andes
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See also
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alpaca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Vicugna pacos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ca
Etymology
Noun
alpaca m (plural alpaca's, diminutive alpacaatje n)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Aymara allpaca.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aka
Noun
alpaca f (plural alpacas)
- alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a camelid of the Andes)
- alpaca (wool from the alpaca)
- nickel silver (alloy of copper, zinc and nickel)
Romanian
Etymology
From French alpaga, alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alpaˈka/
- Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ca
Noun
alpaca f (plural alpacale)
Declension
declension of alpaca
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) alpaca | alpacaua | (niște) alpacale | alpacalele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) alpacale | alpacalei | (unor) alpacale | alpacalelor |
| vocative | alpaca | alpacalelor | ||