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Lama peruana

Lama peruana

6.0
A South American animal used in the Andes to carry loads and give wool
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : llama
  • The Lama peruana has been an essential pack animal in the Andes for centuries.

Examples

  • Farmers in Peru rely on the wool produced by their Lama peruana.

  • Tourists often take photographs with a Lama peruana while visiting the mountains.

  • The Lama peruana is an important animal in Andean culture.

  • Many farmers in Peru use Lama peruanas for transportation.

  • The Lama peruana has been an essential pack animal in the Andes for centuries.

  • Farmers in Peru rely on the wool produced by their Lama peruana.

  • Many farmers in Peru use Lama peruanas for transportation.

Synonyms

llama
vsLama peruana
38 1.0

A large animal from South America with a long neck kept by people to carry loads and give wool

is the Andean domesticated breed used as a pack animal and for wool
domestic llama
vsLama peruana
5.2

A South American animal kept on farms to carry loads and give wool

is a specific Andean breed of that animal rather than the general species

Surface Forms

Lama peruana singular
Lama peruanas plural

Morphology

Lama + peruana

The phrase is in Spanish and the constituent glosses are missing; an English B1 learner who knows the English words would not reliably infer the intended meaning. In English 'lama' normally refers to a Tibetan monk (the animal is spelled 'llama'), and 'peruana' is Spanish for 'Peruvian', so due to language mismatch, orthographic variation and potential false-friend ambiguity the animal sense cannot be transparently derived.

Etymology

Lama peruana comes from the Spanish words Lama and peruana meaning 'Peruvian', so it literally names a Peruvian llama. Picture a strong, woolly animal carrying loads up mountain paths — that image explains why Lama peruana refers to the tame Andean animal people use for carrying goods and for its wool.