piña

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piña
feminine noun
1pineapple (fruta)
  • piña colada -> piña colada
2pine cone (del pino)
3close-knit group (de gente)
  • formar una piña -> to rally round
4knock, bash (informal) (golpe)
  • darse una piña -> to have a crash

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piña [pee’-nyah]
noun
1Cone or nut (del pino). (f)
2Pineapple. (f)
3Virgin silver treated with mercury. (f)
4A white, matt, transparent, and very fine fabric, made in the Philippines from the leaves of the pineapple, and which serves for handkerchief bands, towels, and garments of women and children. (f)
5Hub. (Caribbean & Mexico) (f)
6Punch (golpe). (f)
7Chamber (revólver). (Mexico) (f)

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piña
sustantivo:femenino
1 [de pino] pine cone
2 (fruta) pineapple
piña de América piña de las Indias pineapple
3 [de personas] (grupo) group; (conjunto) cluster; knot; (corrillo) clique; closed circle
como una piña
estaban unidos como una piña they were a very close-knit group
4 (Caribe) (México) [de rueda] hub
5 (familiar) (golpe) punch; bash; (familiar)
darse una piña to have a crash; darse piñas to fight; exchange blows
6 (México) [de revólver] chamber
7 (And) (familiar)
¡qué piña! bad luck!; estar piña to be unlucky
sustantivo:masculino
(Centroamérica) (muy_familiar) poof; (muy_familiar) faggot; (EEUU) (muy_familiar)

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