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“Lama” or “Llama”

lama / llama are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

lama l·AA·m·ah

  • nouna Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
  • nounllamas.

llama l·AA·m·ah

  • nounwild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“lama”

  • The first newspaper was Ka Lama Hawaii, printed by the students…
  • …of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  • But Dalai Lama XIII had protested against Qing's…
  • Lama
  • …there will be a Buddhist Lama.
  • …El Peñón, Gaby Sur, Pascua Lama and Spence.
  • …as Salvador Arnita and Augustine Lama, and then the second generation…
  • …Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
  • …John Mack with the Dalai Lama during filming of the documentary…
  • In 1674 the 5th Dalai Lama met with Chöying Dorje at…

“llama”

  • …the Kuzco animation team studied llamas at the zoo, visited a…
  • …potion, turning him into a llama instead.
  • …the dance number "Walk the Llama Llama".
  • …of Kuzco, Kuzco as a llama, Pacha, Yzma, Yzma as a…
  • …a contrast to the cartoony llama he hangs out with.
  • …who is transformed into a llama by his ex-advisor, Yzma.
  • …puma, viscacha, tapir, rhea, skunk, llama, huanaco, paca, and vicuña.
  • …the dumb blond of the llama set.
  • …his life as a normal llama.
  • …and from Woody Harrelson to llama riders, an incredible array of…

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