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vicuna
or vi·cu·ña
[ vahy-koo-nuh, -kyoo-, vi-, vi-koo-nyuh ]
noun
- a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- a fabric of this wool or of some substitute, usually twilled and finished with a soft nap.
- a garment, especially an overcoat, of vicuna.
vicuña
/ vɪˈkjuːnə; vɪˈkuːnjə /
noun
- a tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal, Vicugna vicugna, similar to the llama: family Camelidae
- the fine light cloth made from the wool obtained from this animal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicuna1
1585–95; < Spanish vicuña < Quechua wik’uña
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicuna1
C17: from Spanish vicuña, from Quechuan wikúña
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Example Sentences
The neigh of the vicuña, like that of the other animals of its class, resembles a short, sharp whistle.
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The flesh of the vicuña is more tender and better flavored than that of the llama.
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In the present day the “ricos,” or rich proprietors of Peru, pride themselves in possessing ponchos of vicuña wool.
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So peculiar is it, that in Peru the ‘Colour de vicuña’ (vicuña colour) has become a specific name.
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A soft wool cloth of the cheviot order, with teasled face, made from the wool of the vicuña, a South American animal.
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