peón

1. (masculine) laborer, worker
2. (masculine) pedestrian
3. (masculine) foot soldier, infantryman
4. (masculine) pawn
5. (masculine) piece, token, or man (in board games)
6. (masculine) piece, token, or man (in board games)
7. (masculine) pillar (of an hórreo)
8. (masculine) spinning top

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈoŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pes

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), from Latin ped- (“foot”).