piñata
noun/pɪnˈjɑːtə/
/pɪnˈjɑːtə/
(also pinata)
(especially North American English) (from Spanish)- a brightly decorated figure, filled with toys and sweets, which children try to hit with a stick with their eyes covered in order to break it open, as a party gameTopics Games and toysc2
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