pion

Meaning

  1. (masculine) pawn
  2. (broadly, masculine) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
  3. (figuratively, masculine) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/piˈɔn/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).

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