jugo de piña
/xuɡo de piɲa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, pineapple juice is jugo de piña.
The phrase is used to describe the juice of pineapples. You can add the word natural to the end of the phrase, as in jugo de piña natural, to emphasize that the juice is fresh and natural.
Meaning: juice of pineapples (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from jugo (juice), de (of) and piña (pineapple).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the phrase jugo de ananá is used to say pineapple juice. In the Canary Islands, pineapple juice is commonly referred to as zumo de ananás. In Spain, the word zumo is much more common than jugo for fruit juice.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun jugo to jugos, while piña remains singular because it refers to the type of juice.
How do you pronounce it?
/xuɡo de piɲa/
Did you know?
- In the Southern Cone, the word ananá is used instead of piña. This is derived from the Tupi language of indigenous people in Brazil.
- In many Latin American countries, asking for a jugo at a restaurant often implies it will be freshly blended, whereas in English 'juice' often suggests a carton.
- The term piña comes from the Latin word for pinecone. It was named this way because the fruit's exterior resembles a cone from a pine tree.
Examples in context
- Buenas tardes, ¿me puede traer un zumo de piña, por favor?Good afternoon, can you bring me a pineapple juice, please?
- Oye, ¿te apetece tomar un jugo de piña natural?Hey, do you feel like having a natural pineapple juice?
- Me gusta mucho el jugo de piña.I like pineapple juice very much.
- ¿Quieres un vaso de jugo de piña?Do you want a glass of pineapple juice?
- El jugo de piña está muy frío.The pineapple juice is very cold.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are having breakfast at home.
- MateoMaría, ¿quieres jugo de piña?María, do you want pineapple juice?
- MaríaSí, por favor, me encanta.Yes, please, I love it.
- MateoAquí tienes tu jugo de piña.Here is your pineapple juice.
- MaríaGracias, Mateo, está delicioso.Thank you, Mateo, it is delicious.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, jugo, piña, CC BY-SA 4.0.
