|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| pi·ña·ta [ pin ytə, peen ytə ] |
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
Hispanic container broken to get gifts inside: a decorated papier-mâché container of candy or small gifts that is hung from the ceiling and is hit and broken by blindfolded people with sticks, traditionally during Latin American festivals. It is often shaped like a donkey or a cartoon character.
|
| [Late 19th century. < Spanish, "jug"] |
|
|
|
