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a strained word that means filtered, even when it arrives blended in a pineapple
means In Spanish, 'colada' means strained or filtered, and it's the word riding along in 'piña colada' — literally 'strained pineapple.'
from From Spanish 'colada,' the past participle of 'colar,' 'to strain or filter,' which traces back to Latin 'colare,' to strain through a 'colum' — a sieve or strainer (the same root that gives us 'colander'). So the cocktail's name promises a pineapple pushed through a strainer, even though the modern drink usually arrives whirled in a blender instead.
- literal meaning
- Spanish for strained or filtered
- coffee cousin
- café colada is a tiny Cuban espresso bomb
- piña truth
- piña colada literally means strained pineapple
- national status
- Puerto Rico's official cocktail since 1978
pina colada — cocktail created at caribe hilton in san juan, puerto rico in 1954
colada morada — traditional ecuadorian purple corn drink served during day of the dead celebrations