piña

noun

cloth woven from pineapple fiber

OriginSpanish piña ← Latin pīnea ← Proto-Italic *pīnos →
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Meanings

piña1

nounpiña (countable and uncountable, plural piñas)

plural piñas

  1. countableuncountablecloth woven from pineapple fiber
  2. countableuncountableartsA cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting.
  3. countableuncountableartsThe residual cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.

Piña2

proper noun
  1. Several barangays of Gattaran, Cagayan, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Taysan, Batangas, Philippines.
  3. Several barangays of Pitogo, Quezon, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Ma-ayon, Capiz, Philippines.
  7. A barangay of Buenavista, Guimaras, Philippines.
  8. A barangay of Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.

Origin

piña · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*poi-?
  2. Proto-Italic*pīnos
  3. Latinpīnus
  4. Latinpīnea
  5. Spanishpiña
  6. Englishpiña

Borrowed from Spanish piña.

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Piña · proper noun

  1. Spanishpiña“pineapple”
  2. EnglishPiña

Derived from Spanish piña (“pineapple”).

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Translations

Finnish ananashamppu
  • ananashamppucloth
Cite this entry
APA

piña. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a

MLA

“piña.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piña,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a.

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