pillo

Meaning

pillar

  1. to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)
  2. to pilfer, steal
  3. to tag
  4. (colloquial) to get (a joke)
  5. (colloquial) to catch, to catch up to
  6. (colloquial) to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal)
  7. (colloquial) to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness)
  8. (colloquial) to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint)
  9. (Spain, colloquial) to score (e.g. drugs)
  10. (colloquial, reflexive) to jam (your finger)
  11. (colloquial, reflexive) to fall in love, to crush on someone

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
pi‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpiʝo/
Etymology

From Latin pīlum.

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