piloto

See also: Piloto, pilotó, pilotò, and pilôto

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to
• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [piˈl̪o.to]

Noun

piloto

1. pilot

   Synonym: paralayog

Catalan

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/
• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto (accusative singular piloton, plural pilotoj, accusative plural pilotojn)

1. pilot

Derived terms

• piloti
• pilotino

Ido

Etymology

pilotar (“to pilot”) +‎ -o (“noun”)

Noun

piloto (plural piloti)

1. piloting

Italian

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotare

Anagrams

• Polito, polito

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian piloto, from Late Latin pillottus.

Alternative forms

• pilôto (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlo.tu/

• Rhymes: -otu
• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

1. (nautical) pilot; helmsman
2. (aviation) pilot (person who controls the aircraft)
3. (motor racing) racing driver
4. (television) pilot (sample episode of a proposed TV series)
5. pilot light

   Synonym: chama piloto

6. pilot fish

   Synonym: peixe-piloto

Derived terms

• chama piloto
• peixe-piloto
• piloto automático
• piloto de provas
• piloto-mor

Related terms

• pilotagem
• pilotar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlɔ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɔtu
• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [piˈlo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian piloto.

Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

1. pilot
2. driver (racing)
3. flashing light

Usage notes

• The feminine form pilota to describe a female pilot or driver is uncommon. The preferred form is una piloto.

Hyponyms

• piloto automático
• piloto de prueba

Derived terms

• autopiloto
• cabina del piloto

Related terms

• pilotaje

Descendants

• → Tagalog: piloto

Etymology 2

Verb

piloto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

See also

• aviador

Further reading

• “piloto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piluto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto, from Italian piloto, from pilota, from Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “oarblade, oar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈloto/ [pɪˈloː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

Noun

piloto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜆᜓ)

1. pilot

   Synonyms: (aviation) abyador, (aviation) aeronawta, (nautical) bangkero

Derived terms

• magpiloto

See also

• nabegador

Further reading

• “piloto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 483: “Piloto) Piloto (pp) C. de qualquier nauio”