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Alpaca Pronunciation
Alpaca is pronounced al-PA-kuh, IPA /ælˈpækə/.
al-PA-kuh
US /ælˈpækə/ · UK /ælˈpækə/
Syllables: al · PA · kuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A South American animal related to the llama, kept for its soft wool.
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Alpaca in a Sentence
- The farm up the lane keeps four alpacas.
- She knitted a scarf from alpaca wool.
- An alpaca is smaller than a llama and far less grumpy.
Common Mispronunciations of Alpaca
Not al-PAY-kuh
Hold the stressed vowel flat, the a of back, rather than letting it open out into ay.
Not AL-puh-kuh
Punch the middle beat, PA, and leave the syllables on either side of it weak.
Tip: The final a is a quiet uh, so the word ends the same way as llama and drama.
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