lhama

Portuguese

Alternative forms

lama (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ̃.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ.mɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʎa.mɐ/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
Hyphenation: lha‧ma

Noun

lhama m or f (plural lhamas) (Brazilian spelling)

llama

Coordinate terms

(Camelids) camelídeo; camelo (dromedário, camelo-bactriano), lhama/lama, guanaco, alpaca, vicunha ^{(Category: pt:Camelids)}

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