vaina — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bean noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
- hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- hull noun The main body of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
- pod noun A seed case of a plant, especially a legume, that splits open when ripe.
- scabbard noun A protective sheath for a sword or similar blade.
- shale noun A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
- whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
Senses
vaina is used for these senses in English:
- bean The edible seedpod of such a plant.
- boll The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- hickey (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]
- hull The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- peapod (botany) The pod of the pea plant, that holds the seeds (the peas) until they ripen
- pod (botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
- scabbard The sheath of a sword.
- shale A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
bean — full definition
- noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
- verb Informally, to hit someone with a thrown object, especially on the head.
hickey — full definition
- noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- noun An unnamed small object or gadget whose proper name has been forgotten.