pilão

See also: píláo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pilon or Spanish pilón.[1]

Noun

pilão m (plural pilões)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
  2. a large, wooden mortar used to mash food

References
  1. “pilão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.
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