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Where does “vaca” come from?

vaca (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

vaca (Portuguese): cow; a promiscuous woman; bitch

Definitions

  1. cow; a promiscuous woman; bitch

Ancestry of “vaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevaca—
2Latinvaccacow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

Words derived from “vaca”

  • vaquinha
  • vaca preta
  • báka
  • baka
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