pinya

This is the 10275th most frequent Catalan word.


pinya

"Pinya" in Catalan means "pine cone" or can refer to the tightly-knit base of participants in a traditional human tower ("castell").


Here, 'pinya' refers to the tropical fruit 'pineapple.'

Vaig menjar una pinya tropical molt dolça.

I ate a very sweet tropical pineapple.


Here, 'pinya' refers to the base of a 'castell' (human tower), a distinctive cultural tradition in Catalonia.

La pinya de la casteller és espectacular.

The base of the human tower is spectacular.


Here, 'pinya' is used metaphorically to indicate a group of people coming together in close coordination.

Ens vam reunir en pinya per resoldre el problema.

We got together closely to solve the problem.