feminine noun. ornamental comb. La bailarina de flamenco tenía el cabello recogido con una peineta.The flamenco dancer wore an ornamental comb in her hair. peineta. decorative comb worn in hair.
A peineta is a container often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth; it is decorated, and filled with small toys or candy, or both, and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration.
