peão
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Noun edit
peão m (plural peões, feminine peã or peoa or peona, feminine plural peãs or peoas or peonas)
- peon
- pedestrian
- Synonym: pedestre
- (chess) pawn
- Low level construction worker
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See also edit
Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | rainha, dama | torre | bispo | cavalo | peão |