vaca

1. cow

animal

• La vaca está en el campo.The cow is in the field.
• Esta vaca da mucha leche.This cow gives a lot of milk.
• El ternero sigue a su madre, la vaca.The calf follows its mother, the cow.

2. beef

meat

• Compró carne de vaca para el guiso.He bought beef for the stew.
• La vaca quedó muy tierna.The beef turned out very tender.
• Prefiero la vaca al cerdo.I prefer beef to pork.

3. money pool, collection

Latin America · money collected together

• Hicimos una vaca para comprarle un regalo.We pooled our money to buy a gift for him.
• Cada compañero aportó dinero para la vaca.Each colleague contributed money to the pool.
• La vaca alcanzó para pagar la cena.The pool was enough to pay for dinner.