piñata

FREQ #26615

皮纳塔

发音

其它 /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/

词形变化

piñatas 复数 piñatas piñataed piñataing piñatas 三单 piñataing 现在分词 piñataed 过去式 piñataed 过去分词

别名

pinata

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    皮纳塔

  2. 2.

    Something which is repeatedly hit or damaged over a period of time.

    比喻
v.
  1. 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!"

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *pīnos Latin pīnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin pīnea Italian pigna 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.

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