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pilón South-western U.S.|piːˈləʊn|
Also pilon.
[Mexican Sp., a. Sp. pilón sugar-loaf, mortar.]
A free gift given when a purchase is made or an account paid; = lagniappe. Also fig.
1892Dialect Notes I. 251 Pilón.., the gratuity given by merchants to customers, whenever accounts are settled. 1932H. W. Bentley Dict. Spanish Terms in Eng. 180 Pilon,..a favor; a gratuity. Literally the word signifies a small cone-shaped cake of sugar. It may be conjectured that a small dulce of this sort constituted the pilon originally. 1947R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist vii. 75 It [sc. yaupon]..stands drought, resents coddling, and throws in, as a pilon to its domesticator, decorative red berries in the fall and winter. 1962E. B. Atwood Regional Vocab. Texas iii. 68 The custom of giving something extra with a purchase (or when a bill is paid) is firmly established in the United States... Most areas lack a specific word for this sort of gift. In the Southwest, the West, and part of Central Texas pilón is very well known and widely used. Ibid. vii. 124 (heading) Lexicographical pilón. Ibid. 128 Modern stores are becoming less and less inclined to give pilón. |