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English
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Noun
vaca (countable and uncountable , plural vacas )
( slang ) Alternative spelling of vacay .
Anagrams
Aragonese
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbaka/
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: va‧ca
Etymology 1
From Latin vacca .
Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
cow
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
strike ( work stoppage )
Derived terms
References
“huelga ”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
“vaca ”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin vacca .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbaka/ ,
Rhymes: -aka
Hyphenation: va‧ca
Noun
vaca f (plural vaques )
cow
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin vacca .
Pronunciation
Noun
vaca f (plural vaques )
cow
torpedo ( ray of the genus Torpedo )
Synonyms: tremolosa , torpede
painted comber ( fish of species Serranus scriba )
Synonyms: serrana , vaca serrana
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
vaca
inflection of vacar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin vacca ( “ cow ” ) . Compare Italian vacca , Spanish vaca .
Noun
vaca f
cow
Galician
Vacas
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese vaca , from Latin vacca .
Pronunciation
Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
cow
( fishing ) trawler
Derived terms
See also
References
“vaca ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “vaca ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “vaca ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “vaca ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “vaca ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “vaca ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈva.ka/
Rhymes: -aka
Hyphenation: và‧ca
Verb
vaca
inflection of vacare :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Latgalian
Pronunciation
Adjective
vaca
inflection of vacs :
indefinite genitive singular masculine
indefinite nominative singular feminine
Latin
Verb
vacā
second-person singular present active imperative of vacō
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese vaca , from Old Galician-Portuguese vaca , from Latin vacca .
Noun
vaca
cow
beef
vaca chacháu margoso ― beef stir-fried bitter melon
vaca minchi ― minced beef
champurâ vaca com brêdo ― to stir-fry beef with vegetables
Derived terms
bode-vaca ( “ a strapping lad ” , literally “ billy goat cow ” )
Adjective
vaca
( figurative , of women) corpulent , large
unga nhônha bem di vaca ― a very large lady
ela assí vaca ― she is so large
References
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vacca .
Pronunciation
Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
cow
Descendants
Galician: vaca
Portuguese: vaca (see there for further descendants )
Further reading
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀯𑀘 ( Brahmi script ) वच ( Devanagari script ) ৰচ ( Bengali script ) වච ( Sinhalese script ) ဝစ or ဝၸ ( Burmese script ) วจ or วะจะ ( Thai script ) ᩅᨧ ( Tai Tham script ) ວຈ or ວະຈະ ( Lao script ) វច ( Khmer script ) 𑅇𑄌 ( Chakma script )
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वच ( vaca ) .
Noun
vaca m or n
word , saying
Declension
Declension table of "vaca" (masculine)
Declension table of "vaca" (neuter)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925 ) “vaca ”, in Pali-English Dictionary , London: Chipstead
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin vacca
Pronunciation
Noun
vaca f (plural vache )
cow
Portuguese
vaca
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vaca , from Latin vacca .
Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
cow
beef ( meat )
( derogatory , colloquial ) a promiscuous woman; bitch
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vadia
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vaca
inflection of vacar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
References
“vaca ”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008 –2024
“vaca ”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003 –2024
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “vaca ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Romanian
Noun
vaca f
definite nominative / accusative singular of vacă
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
vaca
Inherited from Latin vacca .
Noun
vaca f (plural vacas )
cow ( adult female of the species Bos taurus )
beef
Synonyms: vacuno , res
leather
Synonym: cuero de vaca
( derogatory , informal ) cow ( woman considered unpleasant, particularly one considered fat )
( Chile ) collection
Synonym: recaudación
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
vaca f
feminine singular of vaco
Etymology 2
Verb
vaca
inflection of vacar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Venetan
Etymology
From Latin vacca
Noun
vaca f (plural vache )
cow