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by xomateix 3689 days ago
In spanish and catalan it's called `piña` and `pinya` (exact same pronunciation as ñ is ny in catalan) because its shape is similar to the `Conifer cone` (called pinya as well) [1].

[1] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1a