pillar

Meaning

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

catch red-handed

snatch up

darse cuenta de

tender una trampa

Frequency

Hyphenated as

pi‧llar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piˈʝaɾ/

Borrowed from Italian

pigliare

Borrowed from French

piller

Cognate with Portuguese

pilhar

In summary

Probably borrowed from Italian pigliare or French piller. Compare also Portuguese pilhar and English pillage.

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