pignatta

Italian

Etymology

From pigna (“pine cone”), the initial shape of these pots.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piɲˈɲat.ta/

Noun

pignatta f (plural pignatte)

  1. (often earthenware) cooking pot
    Synonyms: pentola, tegame
  2. hollow block (for building)
  3. (Latin American culture) pinata (doll or other decorated container filled with candy)
    Synonym: pentolaccia

Further reading
  • Regional Italian for types of culinary pots: pignata (Sicily), pgnata (Emilia-Romagna), pignatta (Corsica)

References
  1. pignatta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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