"pilon" meaning in French

See pilon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi.lɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--pilon.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-marteau-pilon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-pilon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-pilon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pilon.wav Forms: pilons [plural]
Etymology: From piler + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|piler|-on}} piler + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pilon m (plural pilons)
  1. pestle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pilon-fr-noun-Nxs9u24w
  2. wooden leg Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pilon-fr-noun-HkzOirVt Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 31 3 5 48 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 29 2 3 54 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 91 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 18 73 9
  3. thigh (the thigh bone of poultry meat) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pilon-fr-noun-W7GDlSzV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: piler, pilonner
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