pilão

See also: pilao and píláo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pilon or Spanish pilón.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈlɐ̃w̃/ [piˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈlɐ̃w̃/

• Homophone: pilhão (Madeira)
• Hyphenation: pi‧lão

Noun

pilão m (plural pilões)

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
2. a large, wooden mortar used to mash food