llama
pronunciation
How to pronounce llama in British English:
UK [ˈlɑ:mə]
How to pronounce llama in American English:
US [ˈlɑmə]
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- Noun:
- wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
Word Origin
- llama (n.)
- woolly-haired South American ruminant, c. 1600, from Spanish llama (1535), from Quechua (Peru) llama.
Example
- 1. The lamb loaned the llama a little lamp .
- 2. As spanish steel beat incan arrows , so the mule overpowered the llama of the andes .
- 3. 3700m ( 12467ft ) Huayhuasi , peru : llama and alpaca farmers have been badly hit by recurring water shortages .
- 4. Yzma tell us where the talking llama is and we 'll burn your house to the ground .
- 5. Who cares ? " Meet ultra lord live ! " But I 'm gonna touch a llama !