pilota
pilot
noun pee-LOH-tah Less Common
Origin: from Greek via Italian pedota
Also means
driver
Usage Note
Pilota ends in -a yet is usually masculine (il pilota); the article shows the gender, since the same form serves a woman (la pilota). The masculine plural is irregular, i piloti. It covers both aircraft pilots and racing drivers.
Examples
"Il pilota atterra l'aereo."
Natural Translation
The pilot lands the plane.
Literal Translation
The pilot lands the-plane.
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