vaca
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In Chile a cow is a vaca, the same word used across Spanish. A bull is a toro and a calf is a ternero.
In the south of Chile, in regions like Los Lagos, dairy farming is important and vacas are a common sight in the countryside.
Meaning: female farm animal (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Chile people also say hacer una vaca when a group puts money together for something, such as buying food for a barbecue.
Did you know?
- Hacer una vaca in Chile has nothing to do with animals. It means to collect money from a group.
Examples in context
- La vaca está en el campo.The cow is in the field.
- Hicimos una vaca para el asado.We chipped in for the barbecue.
Example conversation
Sergio shows a farm to his son in the south of Chile.
- SergioMira, hijo, esa es una vaca.Look, son, that is a cow.
- Hijo¿Y esa pequeña?And that small one?
- SergioEs una ternera.It is a calf.
