pilo
Portuguese, noun/ˈpi.lu/
pilo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pilum (Roman javelin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of pilar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arma de arremesso, espécie de dardo pesado, usada pelos soldados romanos; javalina romana; pílum”.
What does pilo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepilum (Roman javelin)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of pilar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente a Pilo de Messênia, antiga cidade do Peloponeso, Grécia; pílio
noun: 1. arma de arremesso, espécie de dardo pesado, usada pelos soldados romanos; javalina romana; pílum
noun: 1. o natural ou habitante de Pilo de Messênia; pílio
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 pilo
- pilos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pilo?
- Brazil /ˈpi.lu/
- Portugal /ˈpi.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pilo in Portuguese?
pilo appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).