vagem

Meaning

1. (feminine) pod (the fruit of legumes)
2. (feminine, specifically) bean pod

Concepts

pod

string bean

seedpod

shell

🐚

green bean

silique

French bean

seedcase

fruit

pea pod

🫛

berries

seedpods

cod

drupe

husk

pods

Synonyms

amêndoa

baga

fruto

fruta de caroço

vagem de semente

Translations

baccello

Schote

cosse

Hülse

vaina

peul

🫛

tavella

gousse

haricot vert

buccia

κάψα

fagiolino

siliqua

Fruchthülse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈva.ʒẽj̃/

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin vāgīna (“sheath; hull; husk”). Doublet of bainha (“sheath”) and vagina.

Sentences

Os cogumelos que carregam a vagem , quando trabalham , vão funcionar .

The mushrooms that carry the pod, when they work, will work.