domestic llama
- noun
- /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlɑːmə/
:
llama doméstica
- The domestic llama has been bred for centuries to carry loads across mountainous terrain.
Examples
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Many farmers in Peru raise domestic llamas for their wool.
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Unlike its wild relatives, the domestic llama is gentle and accustomed to human contact.
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Farmers in Peru still depend on the domestic llama for wool and transportation.
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The domestic llama is known for its gentle nature.
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Farmers in Peru still depend on the domestic llama for wool and transportation.
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The domestic llama has been bred for centuries to carry loads across mountainous terrain.
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Many farmers in Peru raise domestic llamas for their wool and use them as pack animals.
Synonyms
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A large animal from South America with a long neck kept by people to carry loads and give wool
A South American animal used in the Andes to carry loads and give wool
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'domestic' (domesticated/used by humans) modifies 'llama' (the South American mammal), so the combined meaning 'a domesticated llama' follows directly from the constituents. This adjective + noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Domestic llama comes from a local mountain language word 'lama' that Spanish speakers turned into llama. People in the high mountains long ago tamed these animals to carry loads and give wool, so calling them domestic shows they are the 'tamed' farm animals used as 'pack animals' and for wool.