Where does “alpaca” come from?
Alpaca comes from Spanish alpaca, borrowed from Aymara allpaqa, a word for the domesticated South American camelid animal.
alpaca (English): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, "Vicugna...
Definitions
- A sheep-like animal of the Andes, "Vicugna...
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Words derived from “alpaca”