Meanings
nounvagina (plural vaginas or vaginae or (archaic) vaginæ)
plural vaginas · plural vaginae · archaic plural vaginæ
- anatomyA sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
The epithelial lining of the vagina consists of many layers of flattened cells. Changes in the condition of these cells during the menstrual cycle can be detected by swabbing the lining and looking at the cells under a microscope.
1991, Richard Evan Jones, Human Reproductive Biology, →ISBN, page 61- anatomyA similar organ in some invertebrates and non-mammalian amniotes.
- colloquialThe vulva, or the vulva and vaginal passage collectively.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:vagina.
Synonyms: axe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, burger, chocha, clam
- uncommontransgender slang and gay slangThe anus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
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nounThe vulva, or the vulva and vaginal passage collectively.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wāgīnā
- Latinvāgīna
- Englishvagina
Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vagina
- vaginaanatomical sense
Ancient Greek μυχή
- μυχή (mukhḗ)anatomical sense
Arabic مَهْبَل, مَهْبِل
- مَهْبَل (mahbal)anatomical sense
- مَهْبِل (mahbil)anatomical sense
- فَرْج (farj)anatomical sense
- ڤاچاينا (vāžāynā)anatomical sense
Bavarian German fud
- fudanatomical sense
Bengali যোনি
- যোনি (jōni)anatomical sense
Bulgarian ваги́на, влага́лище
- ваги́на (vagína)anatomical sense
- влага́лище (vlagálište)anatomical sense
- пу́тка (pútka)anatomical sense
Catalan vagina, vagina
- vaginaanatomical sense
- vaginazootomical sense
Chinese 陰道 /阴道
- 陰道 /阴道 (im-tō)anatomical sense
Chinese Cantonese 陰道 /阴道
- 陰道 /阴道 (jam¹ dou⁶)anatomical sense
Chinese Mandarin 陰道 /阴道
- 陰道 /阴道 (yīndào)anatomical sense
Czech pochva, vagína
- pochvaanatomical sense
- vagínaanatomical sense
- vaginazootomical sense
Danish vagina, skede
- vaginaanatomical sense
- skedeanatomical sense
Dutch vagina, schede
- vaginaanatomical sense
- schedeanatomical sense
Esperanto vagino
- vaginoanatomical sense
Estonian tupp, vagiina
- tuppanatomical sense
- vagiinaanatomical sense
- tuppbotanical sense
Finnish emätin, vagina
- emätinanatomical sense
- vaginaanatomical sense
- tuppibotanical sense
French vagin
- vaginanatomical sense
German Scheide, Vagina
- Scheideanatomical sense
- Vaginaanatomical sense
Greek κόλπος, κολεός
- κόλπος (kólpos)anatomical sense
- κολεός (koleós)anatomical sense
Hawaiian kohe
- koheanatomical sense
Hebrew נַרְתִּיק
- נַרְתִּיק (nartik)anatomical sense
Hindi योनि, बुर
- योनि (yoni)anatomical sense
- बुर (bur)anatomical sense
- चूत (cūt)anatomical sense
Hungarian hüvely, vagina
- hüvelyanatomical sense
- vaginaanatomical sense
Icelandic leggöng, skeið
- leggönganatomical sense
- skeiðanatomical sense
- slíðuranatomical sense
Indonesian vagina, puki
- vaginaanatomical sense
- pukianatomical sense
- farjianatomical sense
Irish faighin
- faighinanatomical sense
Italian vagina, guaina
- vaginaanatomical sense
- guainabotanical sense
Japanese 膣, ワギナ
- 膣 (chitsu)anatomical sense
- ワギナ (wagina)anatomical sense
- バギナ (bagina)anatomical sense
Korean 보지, 질
- 보지 (boji)anatomical sense
- 질 (jil)anatomical sense
- 바기나 (bagina)anatomical sense
Latin vās muliebre, vāgīna
- vās muliebreanatomical sense
- vāgīnaanatomical sense
Latvian vagīna, maksts
- vagīnaanatomical sense
- makstsanatomical sense
Lithuanian makštis
- makštisanatomical sense
Malay faraj, vagina
- farajanatomical sense
- vaginaanatomical sense
- liang peranakananatomical sense
Norwegian Bokmål vagina, skjede
- vaginaanatomical sense
- skjedeanatomical sense
Persian واژن, مهبل
- واژن (vâžan)anatomical sense
- مهبل (mahbel)anatomical sense
- فرج (farj)anatomical sense
- چوز (čūz)anatomical sense
Polish pochwa, wagina
- pochwaanatomical sense
- waginaanatomical sense
Portuguese vagina
- vaginaanatomical sense
Romanian vagin
- vaginanatomical sense
Russian влага́лище, же́нский полово́й о́рган
- влага́лище (vlagálišče)anatomical sense
- же́нский полово́й о́рган (žénskij polovój órgan)anatomical sense
- ваги́на (vagína)anatomical sense
- пизда́ (pizdá)anatomical sense
Scottish Gaelic faighean, truiteag
- faigheananatomical sense
- truiteaganatomical sense
- geobaganatomical sense
- duillefanatomical sense
Slovak pošva, vagína
- pošvaanatomical sense
- vagínaanatomical sense
Spanish vagina
- vaginaanatomical sense
Swahili kuma
- kumaanatomical sense
Swedish slida, vagina
- slidaanatomical sense
- vaginaanatomical sense
Tagalog puki, kiki
- pukianatomical sense
- kikianatomical sense
- pekpekanatomical sense
- daang-bataanatomical sense
Tamil யோனி, பெண்குறி
- யோனி (yōṉi)anatomical sense
- பெண்குறி (peṇkuṟi)anatomical sense
- புண்டை (puṇṭai)anatomical sense
Thai ช่องคลอด, โยนี
- ช่องคลอด (chɔ̂ng-klɔ̂ɔt)anatomical sense
- โยนี (yoo-nii)anatomical sense
Turkish vajina, am
- vajinaanatomical sense
- amanatomical sense
Ukrainian пі́хва, вагі́на
- пі́хва (píxva)anatomical sense
- вагі́на (vahína)anatomical sense
- пизда́ (pyzdá)anatomical sense
Urdu چوت, پھدی
- چوت (cūt)anatomical sense
- پھدی (phuddi)anatomical sense
- فرج (farj)anatomical sense
- وجائنا (vajā'inā)anatomical sense
Vietnamese âm đạo, lồn
- âm đạoanatomical sense
- lồnanatomical sense
Welsh gwain
- gwainanatomical sense
Yiddish שייד, וואַגינע
- שייד (sheyd)anatomical sense
- וואַגינע (vagine)anatomical sense
- מוטערשייד (mutersheyd)anatomical sense
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vagina
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All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
vagina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagina
MLA
“vagina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vagina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagina.
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