pillo

See also: Pillo and pilló

Italian

Noun

pillo m (plural pilli)

1. tamper (tool)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• piliō, pillōnium, pīlō

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpil.loː/, [ˈpɪlːʲoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpil.lo/, [ˈpilːo]

Noun

pillō f (genitive pillōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) chaff

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pillō	pillōnēs
Genitive	pillōnis	pillōnum
Dative	pillōnī	pillōnibus
Accusative	pillōnem	pillōnēs
Ablative	pillōne	pillōnibus
Vocative	pillō	pillōnēs

Synonyms

• (chaff): palea (Classical)

References

• pillo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “pillo”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 797/2

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Latvian

Adjective

pillo

1. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) vocative singular masculine form of pillais
2. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) accusative singular masculine form of pillais
3. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular masculine form of pillais
4. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) genitive plural masculine form of pillais
5. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) vocative singular feminine form of pillais
6. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) accusative singular feminine form of pillais
7. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular feminine form of pillais
8. (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) genitive plural feminine form of pillais

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Spanish

Etymology 1

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Adjective

pillo (feminine pilla, masculine plural pillos, feminine plural pillas)

1. clever
2. cheeky, impudent
3. mean, nasty

Synonyms

• (clever): astuto, listo
• (cheeky): fresco, sinvergüenza
• (mean): bajo

Related terms

• pillería

Noun

pillo m (plural pillos)

1. cheeky or naughty person

Etymology 2

See pillar (verb).

Verb

pillo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pillar.