llama

/ˈlɑː.mə/US/ˈlɑmə/

llama noun: a South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. Also the archaic form of lama.

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Noun

llama (plural llamas)

A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
(slang) A firearm, especially a handgun.

Also used as

llama is also the archaic form of lama.

llama meaning in Hindi, Odia, Assamese and Tagalog

llama in Hindi

South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama: लामा lāmā

llama in Odia

South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama: ଲାମା lāmā

llama in Assamese

South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama: লামা lama

llama in Tagalog

South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama: liyama

More languagesFewer languages

llama in Arabic: لَامَا lāmā
llama in Malay: llama
llama in Persian: شتر بیکوهان šotor-e bikohân, لاما lâmâ
llama in Thai: ยามา yaa-maa
llama in Vietnamese: lạc đà không bướu

Examples of llama in a sentence

We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
Other llamas didn't spend their days singing and dancing and acting!
All of this leads to the inevitable conclusion that llamas and Smurves are smarter than humans.

All 11 example sentences with llama

Forms of llama

plural	llamas

Plural of llama: llamas

Origin of llama

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Words formed from llama

Words that rhyme with llama

1 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Ruhnama

Questions about llama

What does llama mean?: Llama means a South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
What is llama in Hindi?: Llama in Hindi is लामा (lāmā). See Llama meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is llama?: Llama is a noun.
How do you pronounce llama?: Llama is pronounced /ˈlɑː.mə/ (UK).
What is the plural of llama?: The plural of llama is llamas.

Words near llama in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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