piña
Short answer
In Lima, "piña" means bad luck — literally, a pineapple. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "mala suerte". In use: ¡Qué piña, se cortó la luz justo ahora!
| Part of speech | sustantivo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | mala suerte |
| In use | ¡Qué piña, se cortó la luz justo ahora! What bad luck, the power went out just now! |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Almost always in the exclamation qué piña. As with palta, the fruit meaning is alive and nobody confuses them.