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lla⋅ma

  [lah-muh]
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–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)
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lla·ma   (lä'mə)   
n.  

  1. A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel, raised for its soft, fleecy wool and used as a beast of burden.

  2. Any of various other mammals of the genus Lama, such as the alpaca and guanaca.


[Spanish, from Quechua.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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