n.
Variant: or pi · na · ta
Pronunciation: p ē n- ' yä-t ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish piñata, literally, pot, from Italian pignatta, probably from pigna pinecone ― more at PIGNOLI
Date: 1883
: a decorated vessel (as of papier-mâché) filled with candies, fruits, and gifts and hung up to be broken with sticks by blindfolded persons as part of especially Latin-American festivities (as at Christmas or for a birthday party)
pinata