单词 | pinata |
释义 | pinata in British Englishnoun papier-mâché party decoration filled with sweets piñata in British English (ˌpɪnˈjata) noun a papier-mâché party decoration filled with sweets, hung up during parties, and struck with a stick until it breaks open Word origin Spanish, from Italian pignatta, probably from dialect pigna, from Latin pinea pine conepiñata in American English (piˈnjɑtɑ) noun in Mexico, a clay or papier-mâché container, hung from the ceiling on certain festivals and broken in a game by blindfolded children who take turns wielding a stick so as to release the piñata's contents of toys and candy Word origin Sp, orig., a pot < It pignatta, ult. < L pinea, pine cone < pinus, pine treeExamples of 'pinata' in a sentence |
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