pilpil
Spanish, noun/pilˈpil/
pilpil is spelled P-I-L-P-I-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written Spanish, the 321,281st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pilpil is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Boquila trifoliolata (a species of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Boquila trifoliata) Especie de enredadera, perteneciente a la familia Lardizabalaceae, distribuida por el…”.
What does pilpil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBoquila trifoliolata (a species of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of pil-pil
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Boquila trifoliata) Especie de enredadera, perteneciente a la familia Lardizabalaceae, distribuida por el sur de Chile y Argentina.
noun: 1. Salsa que tiene ají, pimiento y aceite, y que se sirve hirviendo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pilpil
- pilpiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pilpil?
- /pilˈpil/
- [pilˈpil]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pilpil in Spanish?
pilpil appears about once in every 87 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).