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单词 pilón
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Definition of pilón in English:

pilón

(also pelon, pilone, pilon)
noun ˈpɪlɒn
South-Western, United States Regional
  • In Mexico and the south-western United States: a small gift given to a customer who is making a purchase or settling an account; the action of giving such a gift.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. FromMexican Spanish pilón (probably 1816), specifically sense of Spanish pilón sugar-loaf (more fully pilón de azúcar; so called on account of its conical shape) from pila + -on.

Definition of pilón in US English:

pilón

(also pelon, pilone, pilon)
nounˈpɪlɒn
South-Western, United States Regional
  • In Mexico and the south-western United States: a small gift given to a customer who is making a purchase or settling an account; the action of giving such a gift.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. FromMexican Spanish pilón (probably 1816), specifically sense of Spanish pilón sugar-loaf (more fully pilón de azúcar; so called on account of its conical shape) from pila + -on.

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