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piñata

French, noun/pi.ɲa.ta/

piñata is spelled P-I-Ñ-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 95,695th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piñata is a French feminine noun meaning “piñata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeu consistant à taper avec un bâton sur une figurine géante de papier mâché garnie de bonbons et de petits…”.

What does piñata mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepiñata

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Jeu consistant à taper avec un bâton sur une figurine géante de papier mâché garnie de bonbons et de petits cadeaux. 2. Nom de la figurine en papier mâché.

noun: 1. Variante orthographique de piñata.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of piñata

  • piñatas plural
  • pignata alternative
  • pinata alternative
  • pinyata alternative
  • piniata alternative
  • pinatas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce piñata?

  • /pi.ɲa.ta/
  • \pi.ɲa.ta\
  • \pi.na.ta\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to piñata

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is piñata in French?

piñata appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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