🇪🇸 español

vacuna

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la vacuna

vaccine

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vacuna
/la baˈkuna/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice vacuna en español?

AFI
/la baˈkuna/

How do you pronounce vacuna in español?

vacuna is pronounced /la baˈkuna/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La vacuna nueva es muy efectiva contra la gripe.

The new vaccine is very effective against the flu.

Esta vacuna alemana ha sido aprobada por las autoridades sanitarias internacionales.

This German vaccine has been approved by international health authorities.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Vacuna is feminine because it derives from the Latin "vaccina" (feminine form, meaning "of or relating to cows"), which was used in the medical term "vaccinia" (cowpox). Spanish inherited the feminine gender from this Latin feminine adjective form that was nominalized to refer to the vaccine itself. The term was coined by Jenner in the late 1700s based on cowpox vaccination.

¿Cómo se dice vaccine en español?

En español, vaccine se dice la vacuna — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchvaccin flips!lemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianvaccino flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesevacinaafeminine

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