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pilon

pilon noun: a conical loaf of sugar.

Noun (1)

pilon (plural pilons or pilones)

  1. (Latin-America) A conical loaf of sugar.
  2. (Texas) A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts.
  3. A heap of tobacco arranged for fermentation.

Noun (2) capitalized: PILON

PILON (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of payment in lieu of notice.

Proper noun capitalized: Pilon

Pilon (plural Pilons)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of pilon

Forms of pilon

Noun
pluralpilons
pluralpilones
Proper noun
pluralPilons

Origin of pilon

Borrowed from Spanish pilón.

Questions about pilon

What does pilon mean?
Pilon means a conical loaf of sugar.
What part of speech is pilon?
Pilon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pilon?
The plural of pilon is pilons.

Words near pilon in the dictionary

  1. pilomatrixomas
  2. pilomotion
  3. pilomotor
  4. pilomotor reflex
  5. pilomyxoid
  6. pilon
  7. pilon fracture
  8. pilonce
  9. pilonces
  10. piloncillo
  11. pilones

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