vaina
Spanish, noun/ˈbaina/
vaina is spelled V-A-I-N-A (5 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “scabbard, sheath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Funda en la que se guardan los cuchillos y otras armas blancas”.
What does vaina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescabbard, sheath
- 2
femininecase, casing
- 3
femininepod
- 4
femininebubble; an insulating or isolated environment.
- 5
colloquialfemininevulgarthing
- 6
colloquialfemininehickey
- 7
feminineslangworthless person
- 8
femininegreen bean
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Funda en la que se guardan los cuchillos y otras armas blancas 2. Envoltura metálica que contiene la carga de un cartucho o bala 3. Envoltura alargada y tierna de las semillas de las plantas leguminosas 4. Ensanchamiento del pecíolo de ciertas hojas que envuelve el tallo
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 vaina
- vainas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaina?
- /ˈbaina/
- [ˈbai̯.na]
- [ˈbajna]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vaina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vaina in Spanish?
vaina appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).