Similar words
homenaje
tributo can also mean a tax or toll historically; homenaje is more purely about paying respect — both mean "tribute."
Similar in other languages
German
Tribut
Tribut is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tribute."
Portuguese
homenagem
homenagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tribute."
Practice
1 What does tributo mean?
tribute
2 Fill the gap: Rindieron ___.
Full sentence: Rindieron tributo. (They paid tribute.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tributo?
tributo: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.