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wik'uña
Quechua · pre-1500s
"vicuña"
the name for the small, wild Andean camelid prized for its fine wool
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vicuña
Spanish · 1500s-1600s
"vicuña"
adopted from Quechua via Spanish colonial contact in the Andes
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vicuna
English · 1700s-1800s
"a wild Andean camelid with extremely fine wool"
adopted directly from Spanish
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