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pili

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A municipality, the capital of Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of pilus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143, The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The edible nut of the tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: pili nut

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog pili.