pilar
/piˈlaɾ/
ES
A pillar; a fundamental support or main part of something
La educación es un pilar fundamental del desarrollo social.
Education is a fundamental pillar of social development.
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'pīlar', meaning 'pillar', which comes from 'pīla', meaning 'pillar, pier'. The Spanish term retains the original core meaning.
Memory Aid
Pilar sounds like 'pillar' in English, and means the same thing — that makes it easy to remember!
Collocations
pilar fundamentalpilar de apoyopilar arquitectónicopilar central
Synonyms
columnasoportebasepuntal
Related Words
arquitecturafundamentoestructuracolumna