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Where does “vigogne” come from?

vigogne (French) comes from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña — vicuna-colored, brown; vicuna.

vigogne (French): vicuna, vicuña

Definitions

  1. vicuna, vicuña

Ancestry of “vigogne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvicuñavicuna
2Quechuawik'uñavicuna-colored, brown; vicuna
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