# guanaco

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guanaco