piña colada
Americannoun
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piña coladas
plural
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a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
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a flavor of ice cream, soft drinks, etc., made with coconut milk and pineapple juice.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of piña colada
1920–25; < Spanish: literally, strained pineapple
Example Sentences
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The whirring piña colada machine tempted me, but at $15 a glass, it would quickly drain my budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
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.
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
Or are they simply there to make plain old water taste like a piña colada?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2024
I went on a first date, where I ordered a virgin piña colada.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024
Without the booze, the coconut cream or milk in a virgin piña colada just annihilates every other ingredient in its path.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2020
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