Masculine
peón
Meaning
- (masculine) laborer, worker
- (masculine) pedestrian
- (masculine) foot soldier, infantryman
- (masculine) pawn
- (masculine) piece, token, or man (in board games)
- (masculine) piece, token, or man (in board games)
- (masculine) pillar (of an hórreo)
- (masculine) spinning top
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peˈoŋ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), from Latin ped- (“foot”).
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