alpaca

See also: Alpacca and alpacca

English

geographic distribution
of the alpaca
An alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælˈpækə/
  • Rhymes: -ækə

Noun

alpaca (plural alpacas or alpaca)

  1. A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
  2. (uncountable) Wool from the alpaca.

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ca

Noun

alpaca m (plural alpaca's, diminutive alpacaatje n)

  1. alpaca

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, possibly via English, from Aymara allpaqa.

Noun

alpaca m (genitive singular alpaca, nominative plural alpacaí)

  1. alpaca

Declension

Derived terms

  • olann alpaca f (“alpaca wool”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alpaca n-alpaca halpaca not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “alpaca” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aka

Noun

alpaca f (plural alpacas)

  1. alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a camelid of the Andes)
  2. alpaca (wool from the alpaca)
  3. nickel silver (alloy of copper, zinc and nickel)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alpaga, alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alpaˈka/
  • Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ca

Noun

alpaca f (plural alpacale)

  1. alpaca (animal)
  2. alpaca (wool)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara allpaqa.

Noun

alpaca f (plural alpacas)

  1. alpaca

Descendants

All borrowings ultimately from Spanish, though for some direct paths are uncertain.

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