piñatas
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pluralof piñata.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
piñatanoun(in Mexico and Central America) colorful papier-mâché figure or cheerfully decorated crock filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
Example Sentences
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They held up flags, piñatas and tall signs pasted with images of Dr. Simi and “Dragonball Z” hero Goku — used to mark one’s place in the sea of people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Stewart recommends making pumpkin piñatas, bobbing for apples or nibbling on doughnuts hanging from a string.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
Some take animalistic forms, looking like out-of-control piñatas.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
His parents had gone looking for piñatas — a staple of their family celebrations — at local stores but had come up short.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Sinaloa and Toño burst forth bulging with piñatas piñatas, one for each of my lost birthdays since Toño left I guess.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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