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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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