piñata
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pi·ña·ta
noun \pēn-ˈyä-tə\Definition of PIÑATA
: 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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pi·ña·ta or pi·na·ta \pēn-ˈyä-tə\
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Origin of PIÑATA
Spanish piñata, literally, pot, from Italian pignatta, probably from pigna pinecone — more at pignoli
First Known Use: 1883
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