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pina

pina

1 7.3
The tropical fruit with rough skin and sweet yellow flesh
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːnə/
translation icon : piña
  • I can see more pina coladas.
  • pina colada

Examples

  • Bring her a pina colada.

    The Ambulance (1990)

  • All right, guys, This pina colada is the stuff.

  • Oh it does smell really nice if you like pina coladas.

  • Wait till you try the pina coladas.

    American Splendor (2003)

  • Can I have a pina colada?

    The Ambulance (1990)

  • Sippin' pina coladas with your two best friends.

    From Justin to Kelly (2003)

  • I'd like a pina colada now, por favor.

    Hot Pursuit (1987)

  • You might recognize these babies as pina coladas made with light rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice.

  • The chef used fresh pina in the tropical fruit salad, enhancing its sweetness.

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a cake made with crushed pina and coconut.

Synonyms

pineapple
vspina
103 1.0

A large tropical fruit with sweet, juicy yellow flesh, a tough spiky skin, and stiff leaves on top

is the Spanish and culinary name used instead of the common English term

Compounds

pina colada
1 4.6

A cold sweet drink made with rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream, blended with ice

pina cloth
  • Philippine
9.9

A thin, light fabric made from pineapple leaves and woven by hand in the Philippines

Surface Forms

pina singular
pinas plural

Etymology

Pina comes from the Spanish piña, meaning 'pineapple', because early explorers thought the fruit looked like a 'pine cone'; so in Spanish and in recipes pina means the fruit used in many dishes.