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Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay

/Sounds like "PEE" (as in "peek") + "nyah" (as in "canyon")/

A hard punch, a full-force hit. In Argentina and Uruguay, 'darse piñas' means getting into a fistfight, and one well-placed piña can knock anyone flat.

Example

"He threw a piña that left him on the ground."

"They started throwing fists outside the club."

Word family
Regional synonyms:
Bandera de México
Putazo

Something cheap, low-quality, tacky, or embarrassingly bad. In Spain, cutre describes everything that lacks class or effort: bars, gifts, plans — you name it.