llama

[ lah-muh ]

noun

1. a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
2. the fine, soft fleece of the llama, combined with the wool for coating.

llama

/ ˈlɑːmə /

noun

1. a domesticated South American cud-chewing mammal, Lama glama (or L. peruana ), that is used as a beast of burden and is valued for its hair, flesh, and hide: family Camelidae (camels)
2. the cloth made from the wool of this animal
3. any other animal of the genus Lama See alpaca 1 guanaco

Word History and Origins

Origin of llama¹

1590–1600; < Spanish < Quechua llama (with palatal l )

Word History and Origins

Origin of llama¹

C17: via Spanish from Quechua

Example Sentences

That was true of all the models, including versions of the GPT bots developed by OpenAI, Meta’s Llama, Microsoft’s Phi-3, Google’s Gemma and several models developed by the French lab Mistral AI.

From Los Angeles Times

It is practically Altmanesque, with overlapping dialogue and witty one-liners — like one about the show’s budget being akin to a random note — and sight gags, including one about a llama, that seamlessly integrate into the fluid chaos that is unfolding.

From Salon

A path leads us alongside a dramatic cliff face, and to one side I take in life-size models of Mylodon, as well as illustrations of other ancient megafauna which roamed the area, such as Macrauchenia, which Darwin regarded as a “prehistoric llama” and saber-toothed tigers.

From Salon

Meta is one of the companies with a collection of open source AI models called Llama, which allows developers to build on top of it for their own products.

From Los Angeles Times

Meta released Llama 3 in April and there have already been 20 million downloads, the tech giant said.

From Los Angeles Times