Meaning
cow; slut
- mature female bovine; cow
- (offensive slang) an insulting term for a woman; slut, bitch
In a sentence
Il contadino ha portato le vacche al pascolo questa mattina.
The farmer took the cows to pasture this morning.
In città preferiscono dire mucca invece di vacca.
In the city they prefer to say cow (mucca) instead of vacca.
Chiamare una donna «vacca» è considerato un grave insulto.
Calling a woman a 'vacca' is considered a serious insult.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vacca | feminine · singular |
| vacche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal/Vulgar: highly offensive when applied to people.
- 'Mucca' is the standard, neutral word for a dairy cow in everyday language.
- Plural is 'vacche' (spelled with 'che' to preserve the hard /k/ sound).