pillion

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• /ˈpɪljən/
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• rhymes with -ɪljən
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• CMU ARPABET: P IH1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”).

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: en croupe — riding behind the driving rider
• Polish: siedząc z tyłu — riding behind the driving rider
• Spanish: de paquete — riding behind the driving rider
• Finnish: takasatula — pad behind horse's saddle
• German: Sattelkissen — pad behind horse's saddle
• Polish: miejsce do siedzenia za jeźdźcem — pad behind horse's saddle
• Spanish: grupera — pad behind horse's saddle
• Bulgarian: задна седалка (zadna sedalka) — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Finnish: takasatula — second saddle on a motorcycle
• French: siège passager — second saddle on a motorcycle
• German: Sozius — second saddle on a motorcycle
• German: Soziussitz — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Polish: tylne siodełko — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Spanish: asiento de pasajero — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Spanish: asiento trasero — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Swedish: passagerarsadel — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Swedish: bönpall — second saddle on a motorcycle
• Catalan: passatger — person riding in the pillion
• Finnish: matkustaja — person riding in the pillion
• German: Sozius — person riding in the pillion
• German: Sozia — person riding in the pillion
• Polish: pasażer — person riding in the pillion
• Polish: pasażerka — person riding in the pillion
• Spanish: pasajero de paquete — person riding in the pillion