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辱ñٲ

[ pin-yah-tuh; Spanish pee-nyah-tah ]

noun

plural 辱ñٲs
  1. (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.


辱ñٲ

/ ˌɪˈᲹٲ /

noun

  1. a papier-mâché party decoration filled with sweets, hung up during parties, and struck with a stick until it breaks open
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of 辱ñٲ1

1885–90; < Spanish: literally, pot < Italian pignatta, probably derivative of dial. pigna pinecone (from the pot's shape) < Latin īԱ, noun use of feminine of īԱܲ of the pine tree; pine 1, -eous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of 辱ñٲ1

Spanish, from Italian pignatta , probably from dialect pigna , from Latin pinea pine cone
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The challenge of writing about “Liberation Day” is that it is so incandescently stupid it amounts to a conceptual 辱ñٲ: You can whack at it from any angle and get some reward for your effort.

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As they strive to find new ways to raise revenues at Murrayfield, Scottish Rugby could do worse than having a giant Peter O'Mahony pinata hanging from the lower reaches of the east stand.

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Outside, activist Sergio Tamai Quintero from the organization Angels without Borders lashed a Trump 辱ñٲ with his belt as he sought to send a message to the U.S. president.

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So let’s talk about all of it, but can we do so as grown-ups, without using an epic disaster as a political 辱ñٲ?

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In the field, the Mariners’ sloppy defense turned star pitcher Logan Gilbert into something of a 辱ñٲ, giving the Dodgers extra chance after extra chance to take a whack at the All-Star right-hander.

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