Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicuna

/vɪˈkuːnjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: vi-cu-na
IPA: /vɪˈkuːnjə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: vicuña, wik'uña, -

Inflected Forms

vicunas (plural) vicuña (alternative) vicugna (alternative)

Derived Forms

pacovicuna

Synonyms

Lama vicugna Vicugna vicugna

Rhymes With

tuna luna una laguna buena fortuna altoona osuna kuna oona kahuna ozuna

Questions

How do you pronounce vicuna?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈkuːnjə/.
What does vicuna mean?: A South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.
Where does vicuna come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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