lengua de vaca

[ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]

/[ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]/ phrase

The verdict

“lengua de vaca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Echium vulgare) Hierba silvestre bianual de la familia de las boragináceas. Sus hojas, cubiertas de pelos ásperos, crecen en una roseta basal, sus flores son azules y crecen sobre largos tallos ci...

Key facts for lengua de vaca
PropertyValue
Headwordlengua de vaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lengua de vaca” sits in Spanish frequency

lengua de vaca falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lengua de vaca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for lengua de vaca in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lengua de vaca, spelled L-E-N-G-U-A- -D-E- -V-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Echium vulgare) Hierba silvestre bianual de la familia de las boragináceas. Sus hojas, cubiertas de pelos ásperos, crecen en una roseta basal, sus flores son azules y crecen sobre largos tallos cilíndricos. Es tóxica.
  2. 2
    Hongo comestible de Chile.

Synonyms

chupamieleshierba azulpa' qué te quiero mañosaviborera

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lengua de vaca"?
"lengua de vaca" is spelled L-E-N-G-U-A- -D-E- -V-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka].
What does "lengua de vaca" mean?
As a phrase, "lengua de vaca" means: (Echium vulgare) Hierba silvestre bianual de la familia de las boragináceas. Sus hojas, cubiertas de pelos ásperos, crecen en una roseta basal, sus flores son azules y crecen sobre largos tallos ci...
How do you pronounce "lengua de vaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lengua de vaca" is [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lengua de vaca" come from?
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Using “lengua de vaca”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-N-G-U-A- -D-E- -V-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list