baíña
Galician
Alternative forms
- vaíña
Etymology
From Old Portuguese baynna, vaynna, inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Portuguese bainha, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Cf. also Galician vaxina, a borrowing from the same source.
Noun
baíña f (plural baíñas)
- sheath, scabbard
- (sewing) hem
References
- “baíña” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.