Vaca?

[Victor Laszlo]

I have heard some Dominican women in conversation address one another as vaca (cow). Am I correct in assuming that this is meant as a lighthearted term of affection?

[Juniper]

Never heard it in my life, and I am Dominican.

[Hipocrito Mejia]

Maybe you heard them say vacana.

[rellosk]

Originally Posted by Victor Laszlo

I have heard some Dominican women in conversation address one another as vaca (cow). Am I correct in assuming that this is meant as a lighthearted term of affection?

It wouldn't surprise me, I've heard some women use bruja as a term of affection.

[Victor Laszlo]

Originally Posted by Hipocrito Mejia

Maybe you heard them say vacana.

No, it was definitely vaca. I'm a novice with Spanish, so after hearing it used in this way several times, I asked what it meant. The answer, in English, was "You know, the animal". Possibly it was an in-joke among this particular group.

[monsoon68]

I am not Dominican but in my Spanish a "vaca" is a "fat woman".

[Kidd Creole]

maybe they were calling each other "heffer"

[Dragonfly32837]

They were calling each other fat.

[sunshine_79]

Originally Posted by rellosk

It wouldn't surprise me, I've heard some women use bruja as a term of affection.

I've heard the same. My best friend Esther and I call each other "fea".

Of course I think she is the most beautiful woman in the world but when we say that, it's just a quirky little term of endearment.

[Tamborista]

I prefer to call you "Linda"!