vaca

/ˈbaka/ · B1 · noun · f

cow

vaca — cow

🐄 vaca ~ vaccine: Latin vacca (cow) gave us the word, via cowpox

Spanish vaca comes straight from Latin vacca, cow. English vaccine has the same root, because the first vaccine was made from cowpox. The v is said like b: BAH-kah. Also means beef and cowhide leather.

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