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lla⋅ma
[lah-muh] 
–noun
| 1. | a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden. |
| 2. | the fine, soft fleece of the llama, combined with the wool for coating. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < Sp < Quechua llama (with palatal l)
1590–1600; < Sp < Quechua llama (with palatal l)
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| lla·ma (lä'mə) n.
[Spanish, from Quechua.] |
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Llama
Lla"ma\, n. [Peruv.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Llama
Spanish:
llama,
German:
die Flamme,
Japanese:
炎
llama
1600, from Sp. llama (1535), from Quechua (Peru) llama, which the Sp. translated as "sheep."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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