"vaca" meaning in Portuguese

See vaca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈva.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈva.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈba.kɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: vacas [plural], vacca [alternative]
Rhymes: -akɐ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vaca, from Latin vacca. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|vaca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese vaca, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|vaca}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vaca, {{inh|pt|la|vacca}} Latin vacca Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} vaca f (plural vacas)
  1. a cow Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-noun-o88nh9cL
  2. beef (meat) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-noun-VVI9~Lyn
  3. (offensive, sexist) a promiscuous woman; a bitch Tags: feminine, offensive
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-noun-UOe0naHs
  4. (offensive, sexist) a bitch (a disagreeable woman) Tags: feminine, offensive Synonyms: vadia
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-noun-cOX4tbsN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tempo das vacas gordas, vaca-fria, vaca-marinha, vaqueiro, vaquinha Related terms: vacina, vaquita-marinha, bezerro, boi, novilho, touro, vitelo
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈva.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈva.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈva.kɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈba.kɐ/ [Northern, Portugal]
Rhymes: -akɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} vaca
  1. inflection of vacar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: vacar Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-verb-pscRLG7D Disambiguation of Mammals: 2 2 7 2 75 12 Categories (other): Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 1 1 0 3 11 12 2 0 3 12 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 3 3 0 0 1 0 12 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 3 12 12 1 0 3 12 1 3 3 0 0 0 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 12 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 6 1 74 18
  2. inflection of vacar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: vacar
    Sense id: en-vaca-pt-verb-FScJhMeB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈba.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaca"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: offensive, sexist",
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    "vaca"
  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "vaca",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: offensive, sexist",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "vaca",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: offensive, sexist",
  "path": [
    "vaca"
  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "vaca",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: offensive, sexist",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "vaca",
  "trace": ""
}

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