Polyglot Dictionary

pilão

/piˈlɐ̃w/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
pilões

Meaning

  1. mortar

    • Socou no pilão.

      He pounded in the mortar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Mörser

Mörser is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mortar."

German

Mörtel

Mörtel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mortar."

Spanish

mortero

mortero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mortar."

Practice

1 What does pilão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Socou no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pilão?

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