bainha
Meaning
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- (feminine) sheath, scabbard
- (feminine) hem
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ba‧i‧nha
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈĩ.ɲɐ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.
New
bainhar
- to sheathe (to put a weapon into a sheath)
- to hem (to put hem on an article of clothing)
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