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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish vaquiella, from vaca (“cow”). Analyzable as vaca (“cow”) + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈkiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /baˈkiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈkiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈkiʒa/
- Syllabification: va‧qui‧lla
Noun
vaquilla f (plural vaquillas)
- heifer
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