PINATA


Meaning of PINATA in English

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)

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