piña
🇵🇪 Spanish slang from Peru
What does “piña” mean?
bad luck; unlucky
Example
“¡Qué piña! Perdí el bus por un minuto.”
Such bad luck! I missed the bus by a minute.
Good to know
Literally 'pineapple'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: mala suerte
Heard in a conversation
Late to the birthday
Kiara Sí, pero las zapatillas que quería salieron bamba 🙃 Le traje un polo.
yess, but the sneakers I wanted turned out fake 🙃 I got her a t-shirt
Sebas Jajaja, qué piña. Ya estoy en la puerta, ábreme por favor 🙏
hahaha bad luck. I'm at the door, let me in pls 🙏
🐈⬛ How other countries say “bad luck, a jinx”
- 🇻🇪 pavaVenezuela
- 🇨🇺 salaciónCuba
- 🇦🇷 mufaArgentina
- 🇪🇸 gafeSpain · Someone who brings bad luck.
More from Peru
- ¡Asu mare!Wow! / Oh my God!
- ¡Qué palta!How awkward!
- rocheembarrassment
- estar templadoto be in love, smitten
- estar asadoto be angry, fuming
- picónsore loser, easily offended
- mostroawesome, great
- estar hasta las patasto be in a terrible state
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