vaqueta

Catalan

Etymology

From vaca +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [bəˈke̞.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈkə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈkɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈke.ta]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [baˈke.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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vaqueta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Europeander.?

Latin vacca

Spanish vaca

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etder.

French -ettebor.

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Late Latin -ittus

Italian -ettoder.

Italian -ettabor.

Spanish -eta

Spanish vaqueta

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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025