pinya

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinja/, [ˈpi.ɲa]
• Hyphenation: pi‧nya

Noun

pínya (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. pineapple

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pīnea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpi.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpi.ɲa]

• Audio (Valencian)

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• Hyphenation: pi‧nya

Noun

pinya f (plural pinyes)

1. pine cone
2. pineapple (fruit)

   Synonyms: pinya americana, ananàs

3. (castells) the base of a castell, formed of tightly packed castellers who help to support the central trunk and provide safety in case of a collapse

   Synonym: soca

Derived terms

• apinyar
• fer pinya
• pinya de Sant Joan
• pinyac
• pinyer
• pinyoca

 

Related terms

• pi
• pinyata
• pinyó

 

Further reading

• “pinya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pinya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pinya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pinya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piña.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pin‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈpinja/, [ˈpin̪.jʌ]

Noun

pinya

1. the pineapple (Ananas comosus)
2. the fruit of this plant
3. the fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant

Derived terms

• kapinyahan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piña

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piña, from Latin pīnea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pinˈja/, [pɪˈɲa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinja/, [ˈpi.ɲɐ] (uncommon)
• Hyphenation: pin‧ya

Noun

pinyá or pinya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. pineapple

Derived terms

• pinyahan

 

Related terms

• pinyata
• sabila pinya

 

Further reading

• “pinya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piña.

Noun

pinyá

1. pineapple