What does foca in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word foca in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foca in Spanish.

The word foca in Spanish means seal, cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word foca

seal

nombre femenino (Phoca vitulina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La foca pertenece a la familia de mamíferos pinnípedos marinos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We saw seals on our vacation last month.

cow

nombre femenino (coloquial, peyorativo (persona obesa) (colloquial, offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María está hecha una foca: por lo menos pesa 90 kilos. La última vez que vi a la foca de Marcos, había engordado otros diez kilos.
Maria looks like a cow; she must weigh at least 90 kilos.

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