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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Something which is repeatedly hit or damaged over a period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *poi-? Proto-Italic *pīnos Latin pīnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -ea Latin pīnea Italian pigna Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian -atto ▲ Latin -a Italian -a Italian -atta Italian pignattabor. Spanish piñatabor. English piñata 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.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
پِينْيَاتَا
(pīnyātā)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Arabic:
پِنْيَاتَا
(pinyātā)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Arabic:
بِينْيَاتَا
(bīnyātā)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Azerbaijani:
piniyata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Bengali:
পিন্যাতা
(pinnata)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Bulgarian:
пиня́та
(pinjáta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Chinese Mandarin:
皮納塔 /皮纳塔
(pínàtǎ)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Czech:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Dutch:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Esperanto:
pinjato
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Finnish:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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French:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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French:
pignata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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French:
pinata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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French:
pinyata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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French:
piniata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Georgian:
პინიატა
(ṗiniaṭa)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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German:
Piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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German:
Pinata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Greek:
πινιάτα
(piniáta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Hebrew:
פיניאטה
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Italian:
pentolaccia
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Italian:
pignatta
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Japanese:
ピニャータ
(pinyāta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Japanese:
ピニャタ
(pinyata)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Kannada:
ಪಿನ್ಯಾತ
(pinyāta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Kannada:
ಪಿಞಾತ
(piñāta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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K'iche':
pinyata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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K'iche':
pinya't
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Korean:
피냐타
(pinyata)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Macedonian:
пиња́та
(pinjáta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Norwegian Bokmål:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Polish:
piniata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Portuguese:
pinhata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Russian:
пинья́та
(pinʹjáta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Serbo-Croatian:
пѝњата
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Serbo-Croatian:
pìnjata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Spanish:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Swedish:
piñata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Telugu:
పిన్యాత
(pinyāta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Telugu:
పిఞాత
(piñāta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Thai:
ปีญาตา
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Turkish:
pinyata
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
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Ukrainian:
пінья́та
(pinʹjáta)
— candy-filled container that is hit with a stick
