vaca
general
A cow in Venezuela is a vaca. The word res means a head of cattle and ganado means cattle in general, a term you hear on farms and in the plains.
Meaning: female farm animal that gives milk (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| vaca | general |
| Res | cattle |
| Ganado | herd |
Vaca is the female animal. A bull is toro and a calf is becerro or ternero.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Cattle ranching is part of life in the Venezuelan plains, the llanos, so words like ganado and hato (a cattle ranch) are common there.
Did you know?
- In Spanish vaca also appears in carne de vaca, but in many countries people say carne de res for beef.
Examples in context
- La vaca da mucha leche.The cow gives a lot of milk.
- Mi abuelo tiene veinte reses.My grandfather has twenty head of cattle.
- El ganado pasta en el llano.The cattle graze on the plain.
Example conversation
Pedro visits a farm and asks the farmer about the animals.
- Pedro¿Cuántas vacas tiene?How many cows do you have?
- AgricultorTengo treinta.I have thirty.
- Pedro¡Qué bonitas!How beautiful!
