Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈba.ka/

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Translation

cow

Word origin

From Latin vacca ('cow'). The same root gives English 'vaccine', because the first vaccine used matter from cowpox.

Origin
Latin
Root
vacca
English cognates
vaccine

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralvacas

Examples

.

The cow gives milk every morning.

muchas .

There are many black cows in the field.

granjero .

The farmer takes the cows to the barn.

¿ ?

Have you seen the cow that is next to the river?

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That cow is the biggest on the farm.

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This word is part of lesson 33.