vaca fea
/baka fea/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ugly cow" is translated into Spanish as vaca fea.
This phrase is used to describe a cow that is not pleasant to look at. The most common way to express this in Spanish is Vaca Fea.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word fea is the feminine form of "ugly" used with the feminine noun vaca.
Did you know?
- The word vaca is a cognate with the English word 'vaccine', because the first vaccines were derived from the vacca of a cow.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, vaca is used in the slang expression hacer una vaca, which means to pool money together for a shared purchase.
- The spelling of vaca is a common trap for learners because it is a homophone for baca, which refers to the luggage rack on top of a car.
Examples in context
- Esa vaca fea está en el campo.That ugly cow is in the field.
- No quiero comprar esa vaca fea.I do not want to buy that ugly cow.
- ¿Viste a la vaca fea del vecino?Did you see the neighbor's ugly cow?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are looking at animals on a farm.
- Lucía¿Viste a la vaca fea de allá?Did you see that ugly cow over there?
- JavierSí, es una vaca fea de verdad.Yes, it is a truly ugly cow.
- LucíaJavier, ¿crees que sea sana?Javier, do you think she is healthy?
- JavierParece sana, aunque sea fea.She looks healthy, even if she is ugly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vaca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
