pilão

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See also: pilao and píláo

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pilon or Spanish pilón.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pilão m (plural pilões)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
  2. a large, wooden mortar used to mash food

Descendants

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  • Macanese: pilám

References

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  1. ^ pilão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024