vaqueta

Catalan

Etymology

From vaca +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈkɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈkə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈke.ta]

Noun

vaqueta f (plural vaquetes)

1. diminutive of vaca (“cow”)
2. cowhide
3. a small land snail endemic to the Iberian Peninsula (Iberus gualtieranus alonensis), often eaten in paella

   Synonyms: xona, regineta

4. golden chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

   Synonym: rossinyol

5. wood hedgehog (Hydnum repandum)

   Synonyms: llengua de bou, picornell pelut

Derived terms

• vaqueta de pi
• vaqueta negra

 

Further reading

• “vaqueta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “vaqueta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From vaca +‎ -eta.

Noun

vaqueta f (plural vaquetas)

1. cowhide

Further reading

• “vaqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10