Cria, baby Alpaca, Pictured in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK.
A cria (pronounced cree-ah) is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya (pronounced cry-ah), was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically according to the mwa sound they made, which was not unlike that of a human crying baby.
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Location: Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: alpaca, cria
