taína
Spanish, noun[ˈt̪ajna]
taína is spelled T-A-Í-N-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 117,287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taína is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of taíno” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Construcción rústica que se usa para guardar el rebaño durante la noche”.
What does taína mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of taíno
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of taíno
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Construcción rústica que se usa para guardar el rebaño durante la noche. 2. Coz o patada. 3. Meta o término.
interjection: 1. Expresión que usan los pastores para detener al perro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of taína
- taínas plural
- tainas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taína?
- [ˈt̪ajna]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taína in Spanish?
taína appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).