Definitions for alpaca

alpaca al·pac·a

Spelling: [al-pak-uh]
IPA: /ælˈpæk ə/

Alpaca is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in alpaca (aaaclp).

Definitions for alpaca

noun

  1. a domesticated South American ruminant, Lama pacos, having long, soft, silky fleece, related to the llama and believed to be a variety of the guanaco.
  2. the fleece of this animal.
  3. a fabric or yarn made of it.
  4. a glossy, commonly black woolen fabric with cotton warp.
  5. a crepe fabric made of rayon and acetate yarn in imitation of alpaca wool cloth.

Origin of alpaca

1805-15; Spanish Aymara allpaqa

Examples for alpaca

He was dressed in a blue jersey and an alpaca coat, oil-stained and dirty.

The vicuña is a more beautiful animal than either the llama or the alpaca.

And it was fur of every variety: brushed mohair, alpaca, ponyhair, and astrakhan.

He had short legs, was rather stout, and wore an alpaca jacket.

A drab sack-coat of alpaca hung, unbuttoned, down to his knees.

alpaca Wool is the fleece of the Peruvian sheep, which is a species of llama.

Mohair and alpaca noils are obtained by the combing of these materials.

The alpaca is smaller than the llama, and somewhat resembles the sheep.

alpaca, Vicuna and Llama wools are from different species of American goats.

Peruvians have been wearing knits made of alpaca fiber for centuries.

Word Value for alpaca
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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