alpaca C2 Topic:Animals US /ælˈpækə/ UK /ælˈpækə/ See IPA manual Freq #43793 Meanings 1 noun a domesticated South American camelid kept for its soft fleece The farmer raises alpacas for their fine wool. 2 noun cloth made from alpaca fleece or an imitation of it He wore a lightweight evening coat made of alpaca. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a domesticated south... camelid 2 noun · cloth made from alpaca... alpaca cloth More alpacopaco Etymology Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alpaca **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ælˈpækə/ **IPA (UK):** /ælˈpækə/ **Frequency rank:** 43793 ## Meanings 1. a domesticated South American camelid kept for its soft fleece 2. cloth made from alpaca fleece or an imitation of it ## Examples - The farmer raises alpacas for their fine wool. - He wore a lightweight evening coat made of alpaca. ## Synonyms - camelid - alpaca cloth - alpaco - paco ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa. ## Topics - Animals markdown