- [countable]
a South American animal that is related to the llama and has long hair 羊驼（南美长毛动物） - [uncountable]
a type of soft wool or cloth made from the hair of the alpaca, used especially for making expensive clothes 羊驼毛；羊驼呢 an alpaca coat 羊驼毛外衣
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara (a language spoken in Bolivia and Peru) allpaca.