/baˈiɲa̝/
OriginInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Portuguese bainha, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vaxa and vaxina, borrowings from the same source.
- femininesheath, scabbard
“Sissa das beynas d'espadas. Iten, ordenaron que qual quer persona de fora parte que trouxer veynas despadas a vender aa dita çibdade, que page de cada duzia III brancas.” — Assize of the sword scabbards. Item, they ordered that any person from the outside that brings sword scabbards for selling to this city, that they shall pay of each dozen 3 white coins
- femininehem
- femininepod
Formsvaíñas(plural) · baíña(alternative)