piñata
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piñata
- /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/
- /pɪnˈjæ.tə/
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña (“pinecone”), from Latin pinea, because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.
noun piñatas · pinata
- A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.
- Something which is repeatedly hit or damaged over a period of time. […] Wiesbaden, largely crippled, nevertheless refuses to sink for the moment, and will become something of a steel piñata for passing British capital ships over the next few hours whilst throwing the odd torpedo back in retaliation.
verb piñatas · piñataing · piñataed · pinata
- To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy. 2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"
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noun candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
| Español | piñata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피냐타 pinyata |
| 日本語 | ピニャータ pinyāta, ピニャタ pinyata |
| 中文 | 皮納塔 /皮纳塔 pínàtǎ |
| Português | pinhata |
| Français | piñata, pignata, pinata, pinyata, piniata |
| Deutsch | Piñata, Pinata |
| Italiano | pentolaccia, pignatta |
| Ελληνικά | πινιάτα piniáta |
| Русский | пинья́та pinʹjáta |
| العربية | پِينْيَاتَا pīnyātā, پِنْيَاتَا pinyātā, بِينْيَاتَا bīnyātā |
| עברית | פיניאטה |
Talk about this word "piñata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pi%C3%B1ata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piñata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pi%C3%B1ata "piñata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pi%C3%B1ata.Cite this
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title = {piñata},
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