vaina
Meanings
Noun
1. scabbard, sheath
2. case, casing
3. pod (botany)
4. bubble; an insulating or isolated environment. (figurative, figuratively)
5. thing (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, vulgar, colloquial)
6. hickey (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, colloquial)
7. worthless person (slang)
8. green bean (Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Burgos, La Rioja, Navarre)
Examples6
Entre los dos yacía en el piso una vaina de cartucho de revólver.
On the floor between the two lay a revolver cartridge case.
Los hombres sacaron sus espadas de sus vainas.
The men drew their swords from their scabbards.
Finalmente, él retornó la espada a su vaina.
Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.
pila de vainas
a lot of things
Una vaina para una espada es una funda.
A sheath for a sword is a scabbard.
Una funda para una espada es una vaina.
A sheath for a sword is a scabbard.