pilastra
Portuguese, noun/piˈlas.tɾɐ/
pilastra is spelled P-I-L-A-S-T-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 80,231st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pilastra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pier or pilaster (rectangular pillar that supports or decorates a wall or roof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pilar de seção quadrangular; coluna de quatro faces uma das quais está aderente a uma parede”.
What does pilastra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepier or pilaster (rectangular pillar that supports or decorates a wall or roof)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pilar de seção quadrangular; coluna de quatro faces uma das quais está aderente a uma parede
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pilastra
- pilastras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pilastra?
- Brazil /piˈlas.tɾɐ/
- /piˈlaʃ.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /piˈlaʃ.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pilastra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pilastra in Portuguese?
pilastra appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).