piña colada

[peen-yuh koh-lah-duh, kuh-lah-]

noun

1. a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.

2. a flavor of ice cream, soft drinks, etc., made with coconut milk and pineapple juice.

piña colada

/ ˈpiːnjə kəˈlɑːdə /

noun

1. a drink consisting of pineapple juice, coconut, and rum

Word History and Origins

Origin of piña colada¹

1920–25; < Spanish: literally, strained pineapple

Word History and Origins

Origin of piña colada¹

C20: from Spanish, literally: strained pineapple

Example Sentences

I walked into a hushed ballroom playing a bizarre mix of radio hits from basically any decade, including “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede and “Escape” by Rupert Holmes, also known as the Pina Colada song, both of which, coincidentally, appear on the soundtrack to the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

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By the time Glaude resorts to massaging away what looks like a headache, a mythical political aide nicknamed Piña Colada Guy has shifted this game of “What If?” miles beyond a debate about interpretations of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

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Faux-Greek columns rise like they’re holding up the heavens; murals swirl across the ceiling in the color palette of a piña colada; the lighting is the same warm gold as melted butter.

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One of the standouts is a riff on the piña colada called “To the Moon,” with a not-of-this-planet look that comes by way of a bright purple butterfly pea flower extract and a dusting of cocktail glitter.

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Or are they simply there to make plain old water taste like a piña colada?

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