Definition of "piñata"

piñata

/pɪnˈjɑː.tə/

noun
plural piñatas
1. (Latin American culture) 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.
2. (figuratively) Something which is repeatedly hit or damaged over a period of time.
  Quotations
  […] Wiesbaden, largely crippled, nevertheless refuses to sink for the moment, and will become something of a steel piñata for passing British capital ships over the next few hours whilst throwing the odd torpedo back in retaliation.
  2020 August 5, Drachinifel, 3:29 from the start, in The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 2 (Jellicoe vs Scheer)‎, archived from the original on 12 September 2022
verb
third-person singular simple present piñatas, present participle piñataing, simple past and past participle piñataed
1. To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
  Quotations
  Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"
  2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket