ninot

From nin (“child”) +‎ -ot.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [niˈnɔt]

ninot m (plural ninots)

1. doll, dummy
2. idiot, dumbass
3. (art) caricature
4. ninot (figure displayed at Falles)

   Synonym: ninot faller

• ninot de neu (“snowman”)
• ninot de pal (“stick figure”)
• ninotaire (“caricaturist”)

• “ninot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007