vicunha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña. Doublet of vigonho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈkũ.ɲɐ/ [viˈkũ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈku.ɲa/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũɲɐ, (Portugal) -uɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: vi‧cu‧nha

Noun

vicunha f (plural vicunhas)

  1. vicuna (Vicugna vicugna, a camelid of South America)

Coordinate terms

camelids: camelídeosedit

Further reading

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