swimming pool – la piscina
(Pronounced pees-thee-nah)
To remember that swimming pool is pronounced pees-thee-nah (piscina) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
In the swimming pool, the peas dressed up as Athena, (piscina) the Greek goddess of war.
Piscina is feminine, so it’s la piscina. Imagine a swimming pool shaped like a lady: