"pilon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pilons [plural], pilones [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish pilónbor. English pilon Borrowed from Spanish pilón. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:pilón|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish pilónbor. English pilon [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "pilón", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pilon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pilon"> Borrowed from Spanish pilón. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} 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': 62 32 6
  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, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 31 60 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 60 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 60 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 59 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 65 11
  3. A heap of tobacco arranged for fermentation.
    Sense id: en-pilon-en-noun-aDCf4SRw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pilon fracture

Inflected forms

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