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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin vaccārius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vaquer (feminine vaquera, masculine plural vaquers, feminine plural vaqueres)

  1. denim
    Synonym: texà

Noun

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vaquer m (plural vaquers, feminine vaquera)

  1. cowherd, cowboy

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French vaquer, itself borrowed from Latin vacāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /va.ke/
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Verb

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vaquer

  1. (archaic) to vacate
  2. (archaic) to discontinue
  3. to busy oneself with, to be occupied with
  4. to scurry about looking for food
  5. to get down to business

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French vaquer.

Verb

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vaquer

  1. (intransitive) (of an object) to be empty
  2. (intransitive) (of a charge, an office) to lack a holder, to be temporarily vacant
  3. (intransitive) (of a person, group of people) to be idle, to stop or suspend a regular activity, be in a state of rest
  4. (intransitive) (of a parliament, court of justice) to be in recess
  5. (transitive) to occupy one's time with something/someone, to consecrate one's time to

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.