piña
/ˈpiɲa/ · B2 · noun · f
pineapple
🍍 piña sounds like PEEN-ya: a pine cone that became a pineapple
Piña comes from pino (pine). Spanish speakers named the pineapple after its resemblance to a pine cone, so one word covers both. A close-knit group is a 'piña' because its members are packed tightly together, like scales on a cone.