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pilar.

pillar (large post, often used as supporting architecture)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈlaʁ/Brazil[piˈlah]Brazil/piˈlaɾ/São-Paulo/piˈlaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. pillar (large post, often used as supporting architecture)

    masculine
  2. pillar (essential part of something)

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

verb/piˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[piˈla(h)]Brazil/piˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/piˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to grind using a pestle

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”). By surface analysis, pilão (“pestle”) + -ar.

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