"pilon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pilons [plural], pilones [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish pilón. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|pilón}} Spanish pilón Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pilones}} pilon (plural pilons or pilones)
  1. (Latin America) A conical loaf of sugar. Tags: Latin-America Synonyms (sugar loaf): panela, pilonce, piloncillo
    Sense id: en-pilon-en-noun-YJNMpqgC Disambiguation of 'sugar loaf': 79 10 12
  2. (Texas) A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts. Tags: Texas
    Sense id: en-pilon-en-noun-w9D1aKFI Categories (other): Texas English
  3. A heap of tobacco arranged for fermentation.
    Sense id: en-pilon-en-noun-aDCf4SRw

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pilon meaning in English (1.5kB)

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