alpaca
noun /ælˈpækə/
/ælˈpækə/
- [countable] a South American animal that is related to the llama and has long hairTopics Animalsc2
- [uncountable] a type of soft wool or cloth made from the hair of the alpaca, used especially for making expensive clothes
- an alpaca coat
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara (a language spoken in Bolivia and Peru) allpaca.