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pila.

small battery

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpila/[ˈpi.la]

  1. small battery

    feminine

  2. pile, stack, heap, mound

    feminine
    Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.

  3. a lot

    Dominican-Republic · Uruguay · colloquial · feminine
    pila de gente
    pila de vainas

  4. pile

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile.

noun/ˈpila/[ˈpi.la]

  1. sink; washbasin

    feminine

  2. font, baptismal font

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

verb/ˈpila/[ˈpi.la]

  1. inflection of pilar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of pilar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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