alpaca


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alpaca /alˈpakə/
noun (pl. same or alpacas) a long-haired domesticated South American mammal related to the llama. [Lama pacos.]

■ the wool of the alpaca, or fabric made from it.

– origin C18: from Sp., from Aymara allpaca.
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