vacă
/ˈva.kə/feminine
The English phrase "cow" is translated into Romanian as vacă.
The noun vacă refers to the adult female of the species Bos taurus.
Meaning: adult female of species Bos taurus (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
vacă is a feminine noun. Its plural form is vaci, and the definite plural form (meaning "the cows") is văcii.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈva.kə/. The stress is on the first of the two syllables.
Did you know?
- The word vacă is a cognate with the English word 'vaccine', because the first vaccines were derived from cowpox.
- In Romanian, vacă is frequently used as a harsh insult toward women, similar to calling someone a 'cow' in English but often carrying a stronger connotation of being crude or malicious.
- In certain Romanian traditional nursery rhymes, the sound a vacă makes is often transcribed differently than the English 'moo', reflecting local phonetic traditions.
Examples in context
- Este o vacă sau un bivol?Is that a cow or a buffalo?This sentence is useful for asking whether an animal is a vacă or a buffalo.Tatoeba #9371045 by megamanenm, translation #67077 by CK
- Am văzut o vacă în câmp.I saw a cow in the field.
- Am văzut mai multe vaci în câmp.I saw several cows in the field.
- Vacă albăwhite cow
- Vacă marebig cow
- O vacă stă în pășune.A cow is standing in the pasture.
Example conversation
Ioana and Alexandru are visiting a farm.
- IoanaUite o vacă mare!Look, a big cow!
- AlexandruCe culoare are ea?What color is it?
- IoanaAceastă vacă este maro.This cow is brown.
- AlexandruPare foarte blândă.It seems very gentle.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cow” translations and entries vacă, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
