pinata
(noun) plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pinata (plural pinatas)
(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.
pinata (third-person singular simple present pinatas, present participle pinataing, simple past and past participle pinataed)
To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
• Aptian, patina, tai-pan, taipan
Source: Wiktionary
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
