pilori
French, noun/pi.lɔ.ʁi/
pilori is spelled P-I-L-O-R-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pilori is a French masculine noun meaning “pillory; stocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roue, poteau ou pilier sur lequel on attachait un condamné pour l’exposer en public au mépris de tous”.
What does pilori mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepillory; stocks
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roue, poteau ou pilier sur lequel on attachait un condamné pour l’exposer en public au mépris de tous. 2. Exhibition au mépris de tous.
noun: 1. Ancien nom Megalomys desmarestii ou rat musqué de la Martinique, rongeur disparu depuis le début du XXᵉ siècle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pilori
- piloris plural
- rat-pilori
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pilori?
- /pi.lɔ.ʁi/
- \pi.lɔ.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pilori
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pilori in French?
pilori appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).