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"Pipa" is a form of "pipa", a noun which is often translated as "pipe". "La" is a definite article which is often translated as "the". Learn more about the difference between "la" and "pipa" below.
la(
lah
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
a. the
La pelota está en el tejado.The ball is on the roof.
La leche está en el refrigerador.The milk is in the refrigerator.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
la pipa(
pee
-
pah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. pipe
Por las mañanas, siempre fumaba su pipa y leía el periódico.He would always smoke his pipe and read the newspaper in the morning.
2. (nut)
a. seed
El maní y las pipas de girasol son snacks saludables.Peanuts and sunflower seeds are healthy snacks.
3. (botany)
a. seed
Le ayudé a mi papá a plantar pipas de sandía en nuestro jardín.I helped my dad plant watermelon seeds in our garden.
b. pip (of fruit)
Quita las pipas del melón con un cuchillo.Remove the pips of the melon with a knife.
4. (container)
5. (colloquial) (weaponry)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pistol
El matón sacó su pipa y me dijo: "¡Dame todo tu dinero!".The thug pulled out his pistol and said: "Give me all your money!"
a. cylinder
Se nos acabó el propano para la parrilla, así que tuvimos que comprar otra pipa de gas.We ran out of propane for the grill, so we had to buy another cylinder of gas.
7. (fruit) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. green coconut
Abrí la pipa con un machete y bebí el agua.I opened the green coconut with a machete and drank the water.
8. (botany) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. green coconut
Se cayó una pipa de la palmera y casi me pega en la cabeza.A green coconut fell from the palm and almost hit me on the head.
9. (colloquial) (anatomy) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. belly (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se la pasó todo el día mirando televisión y rascándose la pipa.He spent the whole day rubbing his belly and watching television.
