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- [vahy-koo-nuh, -kyoo-, vi-, vi-koo-nyuh]
- /vaɪˈku nə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈku nyə/
- /vɪ.ˈkjuː.nə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-koo-nuh, -kyoo-, vi-, vi-koo-nyuh]
- /vaɪˈku nə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈku nyə/
Definitions of vicuna word
- noun vicuna a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers. 1
- noun vicuna a fabric of this wool or of some substitute, usually twilled and finished with a soft nap. 1
- noun vicuna a garment, especially an overcoat, of vicuna. 1
- noun vicuna a tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal, Vicugna vicugna, similar to the llama: family Camelidae 0
- noun vicuna the fine light cloth made from the wool obtained from this animal 0
- noun vicuna a small llama (Lama vicugna) with soft, shaggy wool, found wild in the Andes 0
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Origin of vicuna
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Spanish vicuña < Quechua wik’uña
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Parts of speech for Vicuna
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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vicuna popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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