piloto
/piˈloto/ · A2 · noun · mf
pilot
✈️🏎️ piloto = pilot + o: same word, also the driver of a race car
A near-cognate of English pilot, from Italian pilota (helmsman). Spanish stretches it past planes: whoever steers a racing car or motorbike is a piloto, and a small indicator lamp is a piloto too, like a pilot light.