pion
Meaning
- (masculine) pawn
- (broadly,masculine) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
- (figuratively,masculine) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)
Synonyms
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pi‧on
Pronounced as (IPA)
/piˈɔn/
Etymology
Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Write this word
Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "pion" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.
Go to our Dutch course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Questions