pina cloth
- noun
- /ˈpiːnə klɔːθ/
- Philippine
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pina
- Artisans weave pina cloth using fibers extracted from pineapple leaves.
Examples
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The traditional Filipino dress was made of delicate pina cloth embroidered by hand.
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She admired the translucent texture of the pina cloth scarf in the boutique.
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The dress is made of pina cloth.
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Many traditional garments use pina cloth.
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Artisans weave pina cloth using fibers extracted from pineapple leaves.
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She admired the translucent texture of the pina cloth scarf in the boutique.
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The traditional Filipino dress was made of delicate pina cloth embroidered by hand.
Synonyms
A light fine cloth made from pineapple leaves for clothes and embroidery
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'pina' denotes the fiber/cloth made from pineapple leaves and 'cloth' denotes a textile, so a learner who knows both words can infer a lightweight fabric made from pineapple fibers. This follows common noun+cloth compounding patterns (e.g., cotton cloth, silk cloth), making the expression transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Pina cloth gets its name from the Spanish word pina, which means 'pineapple', because weavers pull long, thin fibers from pineapple leaves and weave them by hand into a very light, almost see-through fabric. So the name now means a fine, lightweight fabric made from pineapple leaves.