peão

1. (masculine) peon
2. (masculine) peon
3. (masculine) pedestrian
4. (masculine) pawn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: peón

Cognate with Spanish: peón

Cognate with French: pion

Cognate with Italian: pedone

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, an early semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pedōnem (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs (“foot”). Compare Galician peón, Spanish peón, French pion, Italian pedone.

Concepts

pawn

pedestrian

peon

foot soldier

galley slave

instrument

navvy

walker

cat’s-paw

ranch hand

cowboy

🤠

pedestrian

drudge

footer

Synonyms

pedestre

infante

caubói

🤠

Translations

pedone

peón

pion

pion

πιόνι

peó

Bauer

🧑‍🌾

peatón

piyon

pion

pieszy

voetganger

Fußgänger

piéton

pionek