vigonia

English

Etymology

Compare French vigogne (vicuña).

Noun

vigonia (plural vigonias)

  1. (archaic, chiefly attributive) Alternative form of vicuña
    • 1847, William H. Prescott, A History of the Conquest of Peru:
      The Peruvians showed great skill in the manufacture of different articles for the royal household from this delicate material, which, under the name of vigonia wool, is now familiar to the looms of Europe

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