pistilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From pisti (“to pound”) +‎ -ilo (“tool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈtilo/

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: pis‧ti‧lo

Noun

pistilo (accusative singular pistilon, plural pistiloj, accusative plural pistilojn)

1. pestle

Derived terms

• pistilo kaj pistujo (“mortar and pestle”)

See also

• pistujo (“mortar”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pistillum. Compare English pestle in addition to pistil.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈt͡ʃi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈt͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piʃˈt͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈt͡ʃi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈti.lu/

• Hyphenation: pis‧ti‧lo

Noun

pistilo m (plural pistilos)

2. (botany) pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)

Further reading

• “pistilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pistilo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pistillum. Compare English pestle in addition to pistil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈtilo/ [pisˈt̪i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: pis‧ti‧lo

Noun

pistilo m (plural pistilos)

2. (botany) pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)

Further reading

• “pistilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024