English adopted Spanish alpaca with pronunciation adaptation.
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alpaca
the domesticated camelid; its fiber or cloth
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedSpanish · colonial and modern Spanish · andean camelidalpaca
alpaca; its hair or cloth
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Animal, fiber, and cloth senses expanded in English.
English first-known-use report: 1747.
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Alpaca — Word HistoryWord History — Spanish
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies the immediate Spanish source.
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