How to pronounce pillion
American English pronunciation
PIL-yun
- IPA
- /ˈpɪljən/
- Syllables
- PIL · yun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pillion means
A passenger seat behind the rider of a motorcycle or horse
In a sentence: Mom rode on the pillion, holding on tight as Dad steered the motorbike.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old word for a little rug, which goes back to a Latin word for an animal's skin.
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