vaina

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,Panama,Peru,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
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaina/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Doublet of vagina.

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