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Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES

Date: 1700-1800
Language: Spanish
Origin: Aymara allpaca

alpaca

 noun
     
al‧pac‧a
1 [countable]HBA an animal from South America with long hair that looks like a llama
2 [uncountable]TIM cloth made from the wool of an alpaca
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