Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alpaca

/ælˈpækə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: al-paca
IPA: /ælˈpækə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wool from the alpaca, with strong very long fibres and coloring from black to brown to white.

Uncountable

noun

A garment made of such wool.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas?"
"A lady in frayed alpaca, carrying a house-flannel, came to hearken."
"The dress was at the bottom, — it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: alpaca, allpaqa

Usage

Inflected Forms

alpacas (plural)

Derived Forms

llapaca

Phrases

alpaca back and sides

Synonyms

alpaco paco lama pacos

Rhymes With

aca malacca baca vaca vacca sacca racca osaka dhaka haka dacca paca

Questions

How do you pronounce alpaca?: The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈpækə/.
What does alpaca mean?: A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
Where does alpaca come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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