Etymograph

English

pilon

Pilon comes from Spanish pilón ‘pylon’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentpilón1‘pylon’
  2. Englishtodaypilon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pilon

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentpilónWiktionary, English pilon‘pylon’
  2. EnglishtodaypilonWiktionary, English pilon

Every English word from Spanish pilón

Today it means

noun A conical loaf of sugar.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pilon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Spanish pilón / pilon

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