"vasa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vasas [plural]
Etymology: ] From Malagasy vaza. Etymology templates: {{wp|Vasa parrot}}, {{vern|lesser vasa parrot|alt=Lesser vasa parrot}} Lesser vasa parrot, {{bor|en|mg|vaza}} Malagasy vaza Head templates: {{en-noun}} vasa (plural vasas)
  1. Any parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar. Categories (lifeform): Parrots
    Sense id: en-vasa-en-noun-T23xyRcC Disambiguation of Parrots: 56 44 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 14 18 7 3 4 2 3 2 2 19 19 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 20 7 2 3 2 2 1 1 22 22 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Latin vāsa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vāsa}} Latin vāsa Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} vasa
  1. plural of vas Tags: form-of, plural Form of: vas Related terms: vasa murrhina, vasa previa, vasa vasorum
    Sense id: en-vasa-en-noun-jWJOKnGA Categories (other): English plurals in -a, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 14 18 7 3 4 2 3 2 2 19 19 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 20 7 2 3 2 2 1 1 22 22 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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