piloto

See also: Piloto, pilotó, pilotò, and pilôto

Catalan

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to
• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [piˈl̪o.to]

Noun

piloto

1. pilot

   Synonym: paralayog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto (accusative singular piloton, plural pilotoj, accusative plural pilotojn)

1. pilot

Derived terms

• piloti
• pilotino

Ido

Etymology

pilotar (“to pilot”) +‎ -o (“noun”)

Noun

piloto (plural piloti)

1. piloting

Italian

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotare

Anagrams

• Polito, polito

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pilota, from Late Latin pillottus.

Alternative forms

• pilôto (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlo.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlo.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlo.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlo.tu/

• Rhymes: -otu
• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

1. (nautical) pilot; helmsman
2. (aviation) pilot (person who controls the aircraft)
3. (motor racing) racing driver
4. (television) pilot (sample episode of a proposed TV series)
5. pilot light

   Synonym: chama piloto

6. pilot fish

   Synonym: peixe-piloto

Derived terms

• chama piloto
• peixe-piloto
• piloto automático
• piloto de provas
• piloto-mor

Related terms

• pilotagem
• pilotar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlɔ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlɔ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlɔ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlɔ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɔtu
• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

Further reading

• “piloto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “piloto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [piˈlo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pilota.

Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

1. pilot
2. driver (racing)
3. flashing light
4. (Bolivia, Southern Cone) ellipsis of chaqueta piloto (“rainjacket”, literally “flight jacket”)

   Synonym: impermeable

Usage notes

• The feminine form pilota to describe a female pilot or driver is uncommon. The preferred form is una piloto.

Hyponyms

• piloto automático
• piloto de prueba

Derived terms

• autopiloto
• cabina del piloto

Related terms

• pilotaje

Descendants

• → Tagalog: piloto

Etymology 2

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

See also

• aviador

Further reading

• “piloto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “piloto”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piluto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto, from Italian piloto, from pilota, from Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “oarblade, oar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [pɪˈloː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜆᜓ)

1. pilot

   Synonyms: (aviation) abyador, (aviation) aeronawta, (nautical) bangkero

Derived terms

• magpiloto

See also

• nabegador
• tagaugit
• timonero

Further reading

• “piloto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 483: “Piloto) Piloto (pp) C. de qualquier nauio”