piña colada

/ˌpiːnjə koʊˈlɑːdə/

noun

A cocktail containing rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a dash of syrup, blended with crushed ice.

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Meanings

nounpiña colada (plural piña coladas)

plural piña coladas · alternative pina colada

  1. A cocktail containing rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a dash of syrup, blended with crushed ice.

    I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's / And his hair was perfect

    1978, Warren Zevon, LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, “Werewolves of London”, in Excitable Boy, performed by Warren Zevon
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    If you like piña coladas / And gettin' caught in the rain / […] / Then I'm the love that you've looked for / Write to me and escape

    1979, Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, in Partners in Crime

    Do you think Tom likes to drink wine or scotch? Is he a whiskey on the rocks kinda guy? Or a piña colada party boy?

    2026, G. V. Candido-Beecher, illustrated by Nick Beecher, Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle — The Man Who Would Become "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named", page 29

Origin

  1. Spanishpiña colada
  2. Spanishpiña colada
  3. Englishpiña colada

Borrowed from Spanish piña colada (“strained pineapple”).

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 菠蘿雞尾酒 /菠萝鸡尾酒, 皮娜可樂達 /皮娜可乐达
  • 菠蘿雞尾酒 /菠萝鸡尾酒 (bōluó jǐwěijiǔ)cocktail
  • 皮娜可樂達 /皮娜可乐达 (pínà kělèdá)cocktail
Japanese ピニャコラーダ
  • ピニャコラーダ (pinya korāda)cocktail

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piña colada

NevadaramadaGranadaarmadanadapadacicadaenchiladashimadaScheherazadelambadafadaAnegadaintradaempanadachinchilladafeijoadaquesaladashahzadasilradawhole enchilada
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Cite this entry
APA

piña colada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a%20colada

MLA

“piña colada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a%20colada. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piña colada,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%B1a%20colada.

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