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hacer una vaca

ah-SEHR OO-nah VAH-kahidiom, nounInformal

A Colombian Spanish slang term. Browse all Colombian slang.

What it means

  1. To have a whip-round; to put in equal shares for a shared purchase, typically drinks, a barbecue or a leaving present.

  2. La vaca is the pot itself, and 'poner para la vaca' is to chip in.

Literally: To make a cow.

Examples with translations

  • Hagamos una vaca para el guaro.

    Let's all chip in for the aguardiente.

  • ¿Ya pusiste para la vaca?

    Have you put your share in yet?

Where it comes from

Widespread in South America. The image is of a jointly owned animal: several people buy the cow together and divide what it yields. It is a social institution rather than a phrase — refusing to join one is noticed.

Other forms

Similar terms:
recoger, poner