vicuna

A noun referring to a small wild South American camelid related to the llama and alpaca, valued for its fine, soft wool, or the fabric made from that wool.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um pequeno camelídeo selvagem da América do Sul, parente da lhama e da alpaca, valorizado por sua lã fina e macia, ou o tecido feito com essa lã.

1. The animal B2 formal

   A small, wild, cud-chewing mammal native to the Andes, similar to the guanaco but smaller, valued for its soft, fleecy undercoat.

   • The vicuña roams freely in the high-altitude plains of Peru.
   • Vicuñas are protected by law due to their valuable wool.
   • Unlike llamas, vicuñas have never been domesticated.

   🇵🇹Vicunha

2. The wool B2 formal

   The extremely fine, soft, and warm wool obtained from the fleece of the vicuña animal.

   • Vicuña wool is one of the most expensive natural fibers in the world.
   • The scarf was made from pure vicuña wool.
   • Only a small amount of vicuña wool is harvested each year.

   🇵🇹Lã de vicunha

3. The fabric B2 formal

   A luxurious, soft fabric woven from the fleece of the vicuña.

   • The tailor used vicuña fabric for the custom suit.
   • Vicuña fabric is known for its lightness and warmth.
   • He inherited a coat made of fine vicuña cloth.

   🇵🇹Tecido de vicunha

• vicunas plural form
• vicunas' possessive plural form
• vicuna's possessive singular form