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“alpaca” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/alˈpaka/

Example

La alpaca vive en los Andes.

The alpaca lives in the Andes.

Illustration for alpaca (alpaca)

How to say “alpaca” in Spanish

“Alpaca” in Spanish is alpaca.

Domesticated Andean camelid with thick, soft fleece.

Full entry for alpaca: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with alpaca

Compré un suéter de alpaca porque es muy cálido.

I bought an alpaca sweater because it's very warm.

Tips for using alpaca

  • In speech la alpaca usually means the animal, while the material is often called fibra de alpaca, so specify fibra when referring to the fleece.

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