alpaca
al·paca [alpaca alpacas] BrE [ælˈpækə] NAmE [ælˈpækə] noun
1. countable a S American animal that is related to the ↑llama and has long hair
2. uncountable a type of soft wool or cloth made from the hair of the alpaca, used especially for making expensive clothes
•an alpaca coat
Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara (a language spoken in Bolivia and Peru) allpaca.
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