Meaning
alpaca
- a domesticated South American camelid mammal bred for its wool
- the fine, soft wool or fabric made from alpaca fleece
In a sentence
Abbiamo visto una fattoria con molti alpaca sulle colline.
We saw a farm with many alpacas on the hills.
Questo maglione caldo è fatto al cento per cento di alpaca.
This warm sweater is made of one hundred percent alpaca.
L'allevamento degli alpaca sta diventando comune anche in Italia.
Breeding alpacas is becoming common in Italy as well.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| alpaca | masculine · singular |
| alpaca | masculine · plural |
| alpaca | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the plural: 'gli alpaca'.
- Usually masculine for both the animal and the wool.