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vicuna

vi·cuna

UK/vɪˈkuːnjə/ US/vɪˈkjunʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the wool of the vicuna

2.

a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna

3.

small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña.

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