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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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