overwordExplorer
SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pilar.

pillar, pier, mainstay

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈlaɾ/[piˈlaɾ]
  1. pillar, pier, mainstay

    masculine
  2. prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *peilā Latin pīlader. Vulgar Latin *pīlāre Spanish pilar Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

verb/piˈlaɾ/[piˈlaɾ]
  1. to pound

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

pilar has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

pilar studiopilar workshello, pilar

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.