Definition of "vacuna" [va•cu•na]

• In Latin mythology, the goddess of rural leisure, to whom husbandmen sacrificed at the close of harvest. She was especially a deity of the Sabines. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "La solución no es la vacuna contra la gripe sino que un adecuado sistema de apoyo social brinde sus frutos."
• "In addition, the Caracas Daily Ultimas Noticias reported in July that 70% of businesses in Tachina bordering Colombia have to pay the paramilitaries a vacuna (vaccine) as protection money to keep from being attacked."
• "La vacuna del dengue sería un avance muy importante en el Estado debido a la alta incidencia que existe de dengue en el Estado."