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alpaga

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See also: alpagą

French

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alpaga

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alpaga m (plural alpagas)

  1. alpaca (sheeplike animal of the Andes)

Descendants

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  • Polish: alpaga
  • Romanian: alpaca
  • Russian: альпага (alʹpaga)

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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alpaga m (invariable)

  1. alternative form of alpaca

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: al‧pa‧ga

Etymology 1

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    Uncertain. Perhaps related to alpaka (alpaca), or more likely related to alpaka (nickel silver) with a semantic shift of metal imitating silver > imitation > imitation wine.[1] First attested in the late 20th century.[2]

    Noun

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    alpaga f

    1. (colloquial, derogatory) bum wine
      Synonyms: bełt, jabcok, jabol, mamrot, siara, wino marki wino, żur
      pić alpagęto drink bum wine
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from French alpague.[3][4] First attested in 1840.[5]

      Noun

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      alpaga f

      1. alternative form of alpaka (alpaca wool)
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      adjective

      References

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      1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022), “alpaga”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
      2. ^ Perfect (1982), “Autobiografia”, in Unu[1]
      3. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “alpaga”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
      4. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alpaga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
      5. ^ Dziennik Domowy : poświęcony życiu domowemu, familijnemu i towarzyskiemu, wychodzi raz na tydzień, w objętości jednego arkusza, do którego przydaną jest rycina mód paryzkich, wraz z opisem[2] (in Polish), number T. 1, nr 45, 1840, page 360

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      Romanian

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      Noun

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      alpaga f (plural alpagale)

      1. obsolete form of alpaca

      Declension

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      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative alpaga alpagaua alpagale alpagalele
      genitive-dative alpagale alpagalei alpagale alpagalelor
      vocative alpaga alpagalelor

      References

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      • alpaga in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN