different between pinata vs pineta

English

Alternative forms

• piñata

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña, from Latin pinea (“pinecone”), 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?n?j??t?/, /p?n?jæt?/

Noun

pinata (plural pinatas)

1. (Latin American culture) 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.

Translations

Verb

pinata (third-person singular simple present pinatas, present participle pinataing, simple past and past participle pinataed)

1. To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
   • 2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket

     Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"

Further reading

• piñata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• Aptian, patina, tai-pan, taipan

English

Noun

pineta

1. plural of pinetum

Anagrams

• pantie, patine, pianet, pinate

Italian

Etymology

pino +? -eta

Noun

pineta f (plural pinete)

1. pinewood (pine forest)

Anagrams

• eptani, patine, penati, piante, tapine

Latin

Noun

p?n?ta

1. nominative plural of p?n?tum
2. accusative plural of p?n?tum
3. vocative plural of p?n?tum

References

• pineta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)