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“Lamas” or “Llamas”

lamas / llamas 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.

lamas l·AA·m·ah·z

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

llamas l·AA·m·ah·z

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

Examples in context

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“lamas”

  • …Lama's divine prototype, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
  • Lorenzo Lamas as Raphael Cain
  • …of successor of all high lamas in Mongolia and Tibet, the…
  • …the separation of church and state.
  • …on the peak of the world".
  • …population of Lhasa, including the lamas in the city and vicinity…
  • …with China a necessity for Bhutan.
  • Lamas
  • …in Dharamsala, India in September, 1999.
  • …residence of the successive Dalai Lamas until the 14th's self-imposed exile.

“llamas”

  • Frank Welker as Llamas, Jaguars, Fly and Bees
  • …the Kuzco animation team studied llamas at the zoo, visited a…
  • …the herd of seven other llamas and for Kuzco as a
  • …dogs were used to herd llamas.
  • Yan Llamas, R&D Solutions Architect, COINS-Global
  • Llamas and alpacas were raised in…
  • …the XXIII de Marzo Division "Llamas Negras".

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