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Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
A group collection where everyone chips in to cover a shared expense. Used across Latin America for gifts, meals, drinks, or any cost nobody wants to shoulder alone. The word literally means "cow," but the idea is everyone contributing their share into a common pot.
“Let's all chip in for the teacher's birthday present.”
“Everyone puts in twenty and we've got more than enough for the bottle.”
Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
A group collection, when everyone chips in money for a shared expense like a gift, a night out, or a trip. In Colombia, la vaca is how things get done collectively: nobody carries the full weight alone. You pull out what you can, others do the same, and the goal gets funded.
“Let's pool money together for the teacher's gift.”
“How much does each person put in for the trip fund?”
Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
An offensive insult for a very fat person or someone who eats excessively, comparing them to the animal. It's derogatory, rude, and shouldn't be used, but unfortunately it exists and is heard in popular speech.
“They called her vaca at school and made her cry.”
“It's not right to insult anyone by calling them vaca.”
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Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
A group collection where everyone chips in to cover a shared expense. Used across Latin America for gifts, meals, drinks, or any cost nobody wants to shoulder alone. The word literally means "cow," but the idea is everyone contributing their share into a common pot.
“Let's all chip in for the teacher's birthday present.”
“Everyone puts in twenty and we've got more than enough for the bottle.”
Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
A group collection, when everyone chips in money for a shared expense like a gift, a night out, or a trip. In Colombia, la vaca is how things get done collectively: nobody carries the full weight alone. You pull out what you can, others do the same, and the goal gets funded.
“Let's pool money together for the teacher's gift.”
“How much does each person put in for the trip fund?”
Vaca
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car")/
An offensive insult for a very fat person or someone who eats excessively, comparing them to the animal. It's derogatory, rude, and shouldn't be used, but unfortunately it exists and is heard in popular speech.
“They called her vaca at school and made her cry.”
“It's not right to insult anyone by calling them vaca.”
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Zamuro
Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.