# piloto
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to
* IPA: /piˈloto/ [piˈl̪o.to]

### Noun

piloto
* pilot
    Synonym: paralayog

## Catalan
### Verb

piloto
* first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈloto/
* Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

### Noun

piloto (accusative singular piloton, plural pilotoj, accusative plural pilotojn)
* pilot

#### Derived terms

* piloti
* pilotino

## Ido
### Etymology

pilotar (“to pilot”) +‎ -o (“noun”)

### Noun

piloto (plural piloti)
* piloting

## Italian
### Verb

piloto
* first-person singular present indicative of pilotare

### Anagrams

* Polito, polito

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian piloto, from Late Latin pillottus.

#### Alternative forms

* pilôto (pre-reform)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈlo.tu/
* Rhymes: -otu
* Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

#### Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)
* (nautical) pilot; helmsman
* (aviation) pilot (person who controls the aircraft)
* (motor racing) racing driver
* (television) pilot (sample episode of a proposed TV series)
* pilot light
    Synonym: chama piloto
* pilot fish
    Synonym: peixe-piloto

##### Derived terms

* chama piloto
* peixe-piloto
* piloto automático
* piloto de provas
* piloto-mor

##### Related terms

* pilotagem
* pilotar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈlɔ.tu/
* Rhymes: -ɔtu
* Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧to

#### Verb

piloto
* first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈloto/ [piˈlo.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian piloto.

#### Noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)
* pilot
* driver (racing)
* flashing light

##### Usage notes

* The feminine form pilota to describe a female pilot or driver is uncommon. The preferred form is una piloto.

##### Hyponyms

* piloto automático
* piloto de prueba

##### Derived terms

* autopiloto
* cabina del piloto

##### Related terms

* pilotaje

##### Descendants

* → Tagalog: piloto

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

piloto
* first-person singular present indicative of pilotar

### See also

* aviador

### Further reading

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

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* piluto

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piloto, from Italian piloto, from pilota, from Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “oarblade, oar”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /piˈloto/ [pɪˈloː.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Syllabification: pi‧lo‧to

### Noun

piloto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜆᜓ)
* pilot
    Synonyms: (aviation) abyador, (aviation) aeronawta, (nautical) bangkero

#### Derived terms

* magpiloto

#### See also

* nabegador

### Further reading

* “piloto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 483: “Piloto) Piloto (pp) C. de qualquier nauio”