# pito
## English
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

pito (uncountable)
* A type of beer made from fermented millet or sorghum in parts of West Africa.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito (“penis”).

#### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

#### Noun

pito (plural pitos)
* (slang) penis.
    A coward with no pito.

### Anagrams

* Piot, Poti, piot, topi

## Agutaynen
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pitó
* seven

## Alangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pitô
* seven

## Amis
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Asi
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pitó
* seven

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈto/ [piˈto]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Numeral

pitó (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* seven
    Synonym: siyete

##### Derived terms

* ikapito
* kagpito
* magpito
* makapito
* pito-pito
* pitompulo
* tigpito

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.to]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

píto (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* a whistle

##### Derived terms

* magpito
* pitohan

#### See also

* taghoy

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Tagalog pito, Hiligaynon pito, Aklanon pitó, Ilocano pito. Related with Indonesian pitu, Malay pitu, Fijian vitu, Hawaiian hiku, Maori whitu, Rotuman hifu, Tongan fitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈto/ [pɪˈt̪o]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Numeral

pitó (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* seven; 7
    Synonym: siyete or site
    Pito ka buok ang namatay sa disgrasya. ― Seven died in the accident.

##### Usage notes

* Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.
    Pito ka itlog ― Seven eggs
    Pito ka saging ― Seven bananas
* The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
    Pito ka buok itlog ― Seven eggs
    Pito ka buok saging ― Seven bananas

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito (“whistle”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.t̪o]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

píto (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* a whistle
* the sound of a whistle
    Synonym: taghoy

#### Verb

píto (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* to blow a whistle
* to make a whistling sound
    Synonyms: taghoy, tihol

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pito (“whistle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.t̪o]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Noun

pito
* whistle

## Cuyunon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɪto]

### Participle

pito
* neuter singular passive participle of pít

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito, equivalent to pitää (“to keep”) +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpit̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Noun

pito
* keeping, upkeep
* spending (a vacation)
* traction, grip (the ability to exert lateral force on a surface without slipping, as of a tyre or shoe on the ground)
* hold (as in a phone call kept on hold)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitoni
pitoni
accusative
nom.
pitoni
pitoni
gen.
pitoni
genitive
pitoni
pitojeni
partitive
pitoani
pitojani
inessive
pidossani
pidoissani
elative
pidostani
pidoistani
illative
pitooni
pitoihini
adessive
pidollani
pidoillani
ablative
pidoltani
pidoiltani
allative
pidolleni
pidoilleni
essive
pitonani
pitoinani
translative
pidokseni
pidoikseni
abessive
pidottani
pidoittani
instructive
comitative
—pitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitosi
pitosi
accusative
nom.
pitosi
pitosi
gen.
pitosi
genitive
pitosi
pitojesi
partitive
pitoasi
pitojasi
inessive
pidossasi
pidoissasi
elative
pidostasi
pidoistasi
illative
pitoosi
pitoihisi
adessive
pidollasi
pidoillasi
ablative
pidoltasi
pidoiltasi
allative
pidollesi
pidoillesi
essive
pitonasi
pitoinasi
translative
pidoksesi
pidoiksesi
abessive
pidottasi
pidoittasi
instructive
comitative
—pitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitomme
pitomme
accusative
nom.
pitomme
pitomme
gen.
pitomme
genitive
pitomme
pitojemme
partitive
pitoamme
pitojamme
inessive
pidossamme
pidoissamme
elative
pidostamme
pidoistamme
illative
pitoomme
pitoihimme
adessive
pidollamme
pidoillamme
ablative
pidoltamme
pidoiltamme
allative
pidollemme
pidoillemme
essive
pitonamme
pitoinamme
translative
pidoksemme
pidoiksemme
abessive
pidottamme
pidoittamme
instructive
comitative
—pitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitonne
pitonne
accusative
nom.
pitonne
pitonne
gen.
pitonne
genitive
pitonne
pitojenne
partitive
pitoanne
pitojanne
inessive
pidossanne
pidoissanne
elative
pidostanne
pidoistanne
illative
pitoonne
pitoihinne
adessive
pidollanne
pidoillanne
ablative
pidoltanne
pidoiltanne
allative
pidollenne
pidoillenne
essive
pitonanne
pitoinanne
translative
pidoksenne
pidoiksenne
abessive
pidottanne
pidoittanne
instructive
comitative
—pitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pitonsa
pitonsa
accusative
nom.
pitonsa
pitonsa
gen.
pitonsa
genitive
pitonsa
pitojensa
partitive
pitoaan pitoansa
pitojaan pitojansa
inessive
pidossaan pidossansa
pidoissaan pidoissansa
elative
pidostaan pidostansa
pidoistaan pidoistansa
illative
pitoonsa
pitoihinsa
adessive
pidollaan pidollansa
pidoillaan pidoillansa
ablative
pidoltaan pidoltansa
pidoiltaan pidoiltansa
allative
pidolleen pidollensa
pidoilleen pidoillensa
essive
pitonaan pitonansa
pitoinaan pitoinansa
translative
pidokseen pidoksensa
pidoikseen pidoiksensa
abessive
pidottaan pidottansa
pidoittaan pidoittansa
instructive
comitative
—pitoineen pitoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* -pitoinen
* arvossapito
* eläintenpito
* hallussapito
* hauskanpito
* huolenpito
* ilonpito
* järjestyksenpito
* kaistanpitoavustin
* karjanpito
* kiinnipito
* kiinteistönpito
* kirjanpito
* koossapito
* kunnossapito
* kurinpito
* kurissapito
* kädestäpito
* käynnissäpito
* neuvonpito
* peränpito
* pitojarru
* pitokokki
* pitokytkin
* pitopaikka
* pitopalvelu
* pitopohja
* pitopöytä
* pitoruoka
* pitoteippi
* pitovaatteet
* pitovaikeus
* pitovoide
* pitovoima
* puhtaanapito
* radanpito
* salassapito
* seuranpito
* silmälläpito
* sivuttaispito
* talonpito
* taloudenpito
* tienpito
* tilanpito
* tilinpito
* vahdinpito
* vallanpito
* vihanpito
* yhteydenpito
* ylläpito
* ylöspito

#### Related terms

* pitää
* pidot

### Further reading

* “pito”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Topi, opit, poti, topi

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.t̪ʊ]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Etymology 1

Attested since 1348. Onomatopoeic.

#### Noun

pito m (plural pitos)
* chick
    Synonyms: polo, pitiño
** 1348, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 159:ſſete ouellas τ dous años τ ſſete cabras τ quatro cabritos τ duas porcas τ mea doutra τ hũa porcalla con ſſeus fillos τ dose patas τ treσe gallinas cõ quatorze pĩtoosseven sheep and two lambs and seven goats and four kids and two sows and a half and a sow with her sons and twelve ducks and thirteen hens with fourteen chicks

##### Related terms

* pita

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Noun

pito m (plural pitos)
* whistle (instrument)
    Synonyms: asubío, chifre, subiote
* (colloquial) cigarette
** 1891, José Barral Campos, O amigo de S. Pedro:Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.After eating two bowls of broth he laid down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train
* (childish, colloquial) penis
    Synonyms: carallo, gaita, pirola
* runny nose

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pito
* first-person singular present indicative of pitar

### References

* “pito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French plutôt (“rather”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pito/

### Adverb

pito
* rather

## Higaonon
### Etymology 1

From Spanish.

#### Noun

pito
* whistle

### Etymology 2

Akin to Cebuano pito.

#### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈto/ [piˈto]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Numeral

pitó
* seven

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.to]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

pito
* whistle; pipe (musical instrument)
* catcall

## Ibaloi
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Ilocano
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.to]
* Hyphenation: pi‧tó

#### Numeral

pitó
* seven
    Synonym: siete

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.to]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

pito
* whistle

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito, equivalent to pittää (“to keep”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish pito and Estonian pidu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpito̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpid̥o̞]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Noun

pito
* keeping, herding
* (in the plural) traditional feast, banquet

#### Derived terms

* oleninpito

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 406

## Inonhan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pitó
* seven

## Kinaray-a
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈto/, [piˈto]

#### Numeral

pitó
* seven

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.to]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

pito
* whistle; pipe (musical instrument)

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Maori
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

pito
* navel

## Maranao
### Numeral

pito
* seven

#### References

* A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pitó
* seven

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -itɔ
* Syllabification: pi‧to
* Homophone: Pito

### Verb

pito
* impersonal past of pić

### Noun

pito f
* vocative singular of pita

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.tu/
* Rhymes: -itu
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Etymology 1

From pinto.

#### Noun

pito m (plural pitos)
* (colloquial) chick (young chicken)
    Synonyms: pinto, franguinho
* (vulgar) vagina

### Etymology 2

Deverbal of pitar.

#### Noun

pito m (plural pitos)
* (South Brazil, colloquial) cigarette
    Synonym: cigarro

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

pito
* first-person singular present indicative of pitar

### References

* 1 2 “pito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “pito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

pito
* navel
* (by exension) center
    Te pito o te henuaThe center of the world

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpi.t̪o]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -ito
* Syllabification: pi‧to

### Etymology 1

Alteration of pico.

#### Noun

pito m (plural pitos)
* whistle
    Synonyms: silbato, chifle
* fife
* catcall
* woodpecker
    Synonym: pájaro carpintero
* (slang) cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette
* (slang) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
* (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Chile) tobacco pipe
* (Central America) coffee bean

##### Derived terms

* entre pitos y flautas
* pitillo
* pitito
* pito negro
* pito real
* pito, pito, gorgorito
* tomar por el pito del sereno

##### Related terms

* pitar

##### Descendants

* Chavacano: pito
* → Cebuano: pito
* → Hiligaynon: pito
* → Tagalog: pito
* → Tausug: pītu

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pito
* first-person singular present indicative of pitar

### Further reading

* “pito”, 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

## Surigaonon
### Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *pitu, from Proto-Central Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Philippine *pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu. Cognate with Cebuano pito and Tausug pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /piˈto/ [pɪˈt̪o]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: pi‧to

#### Numeral

pitó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* seven
    Synonym: siyete

##### Usage notes

* To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.
    Isang saging, dalawang pinyaOne banana, two pineapples
    Apat na mansanas, anim na manggaFour apples, six mangos

##### Derived terms

* ikapito
* ikapitong langit
* kulang sa pito, labis sa walo
* pampito
* pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan
* pitong punong kasalanan
* Pitong Taong Digmaan
* Pitong Wika
* pitumbuko
* pitumpu

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pito, alteration of pico, from Old Spanish bico, from Latin beccus.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpito/ [ˈpiː.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Syllabification: pi‧to

#### Noun

pito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)
* whistle (device):
    Synonym: silbato
* whistle (sound):
    Synonym: sipol

##### Derived terms

* pagpito
* pituhan
* pumito

### Anagrams

* ipot, tipo

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpʲito]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

### Noun

pito
* feast, banquet

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pito”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈto/, [piˈtu]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Numeral

pitó
* seven

##### Derived terms

* ikapito
* kapituan

### Etymology 2

From Spanish pito.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpito/, [ˈpi.tu]
* Hyphenation: pi‧to

#### Noun

pito
* whistle

#### Verb

pito
* to blow a whistle

## West Albay Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

pito
* seven