llama

UK: /ˈlɑːmə/ US: /ˈlɑmə, ˈjɑ-/ ,(lä′mə)

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lla•ma /ˈlɑmə, ˈyɑ-/   n. [countable] , pl. -mas. 

1. Mammals a woolly-haired South American animal related to the camel.

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lla•ma  (lä′mə), n. 

1. Mammals 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. Textiles the fine, soft fleece of the llama, combined with the wool for coating.

• Quechua llama (with palatal l)
• Spanish
• 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

llama / ˈlɑːmə/ noun

1. a domesticated South American cud-chewing mammal, Lama glama (or L. peruana), that is used as a beast of burden and is valued for its hair, flesh, and hide: family Camelidae (camels)
2. the cloth made from the wool of this animal
3. any other animal of the genus Lama
   See alpaca1, guanaco

Etymology: 17th Century: via Spanish from Quechua