vicuna C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /vaɪˈkjuːnə/ UK /vɪˈkjuːnə/ See IPA manual Freq #86867 Meanings 1 noun a small wild South American camelid of the high Andes, related to the llama and valued for its exceptionally fine fleece A herd of vicunas grazed on sparse grass high in the Andes. 2 noun the very fine wool of the vicuna, or a fabric made from it The museum displayed a ceremonial cloth woven from vicuna. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small wild south american... Vicugna vicugna 2 noun · the very fine wool of the... vicuna wool Word family Related forms alpacaguanacollamacamelid Etymology Borrowed from Spanish vicuna, normally written vicuña, from Quechua wik'una. English commonly uses both the accented Spanish spelling and the unaccented form. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # vicuna **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vaɪˈkjuːnə/ **IPA (UK):** /vɪˈkjuːnə/ **Frequency rank:** 86867 ## Meanings 1. a small wild South American camelid of the high Andes, related to the llama and valued for its exceptionally fine fleece 2. the very fine wool of the vicuna, or a fabric made from it ## Examples - A herd of vicunas grazed on sparse grass high in the Andes. - The museum displayed a ceremonial cloth woven from vicuna. ## Related Forms - alpaca - guanaco - llama - camelid ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish vicuna, normally written vicuña, from Quechua wik'una. English commonly uses both the accented Spanish spelling and the unaccented form. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown