pilon

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pilon¹

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Borrowed from Spanish pilón.

noun pilons · pilones

  1. Latin America A conical loaf of sugar.

    Similar: panela, pilonce, piloncillo

  2. Texas A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts.
  3. A heap of tobacco arranged for fermentation.

PILON²

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of payment in lieu of notice

Pilon³

proper noun Pilons

  1. A surname.

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"pilon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pilon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pilon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pilon

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"pilon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pilon.

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@misc{pilon_2026,
  title = {pilon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}