piloto
pilot
noun pee-LOH-toh Less Common
Origin: From Italian pilota.
Also means
test (adj)
Usage Note
Piloto is used for an aircraft or boat pilot and also as an attributive adjective meaning 'pilot/test' (proyecto piloto = pilot project). The word is the same for masculine and feminine in formal usage, though pilota appears informally for a female pilot. It also means a pilot light on a stove.
Examples
"El piloto aterrizó el avión sin problemas."
Natural Translation
The pilot landed the plane without problems.
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