From Pilato (“Pilate”) + -eño.
- IPA(key): /pilaˈteɲo/ [pi.laˈt̪e.ɲo]
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: pi‧la‧te‧ño
pilateño (feminine pilateña, masculine plural pilateños, feminine plural pilateñas)
- (New Mexico) dictatorial, ruthless
- Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN