la
feminine
/baˈkuna/
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Translation
vaccine
Word origin
From Latin vaccinus ('of a cow'), from vacca ('cow'), coined after the early smallpox inoculations using cowpox. The same root gives English 'vaccine' and 'vaccination'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vaccinus
- English cognates
- vaccine, vaccination
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralvacunas
Examples
otoño.
The flu vaccine is given every autumn.
primer .
Children receive several vaccines during the first year.
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Have you already had the vaccine this year?
temperatura.
The new vaccine is stored at a very low temperature.
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The doctor explained how the vaccine works.
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