1.
1. Same as Alpaca.
2. [Peruv. Paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver; perh. A different word.
An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver.
Origin: Sp. Paco, fr. Peruv. Paco. Cf. Alpaca.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
