Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) pod
  2. (feminine) scabbard, sheath
  3. (feminine) case, casing
  4. (feminine, figuratively) bubble; an insulating or isolated environment.
  5. (Colombia, Dominican-Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto-Rico, Venezuela, colloquial, feminine) thing, gadget
  6. (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, colloquial, feminine) hickey
  7. (feminine, slang) worthless person
  8. (Aragon, Asturias, Navarre, feminine) green bean

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
vai‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaina/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Spanish vayna (“sheath”), inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Doublet of vagina.

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