peón

See also: peon and péon

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”).

Noun

peón m (plural peones)

1. (chess) pawn (chess piece)

Related terms

• pie

Galician

buxainas or peóns

Alternative forms

• pión

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), from Latin ped- (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈoŋ/

Noun

peón m (plural peóns, feminine peona, feminine plural peonas)

1. laborer, worker
2. pedestrian
3. foot soldier, infantryman
4. pawn
5. piece, token, or man in board games
   1. (chess) pawn
   2. (checkers) piece, checker, draughtsman
6. pillar (of an hórreo)
7. spinning top

Synonyms

• (laborer): xornaleiro, traballador, obreiro
• (infantryman): infante, soldado

Related terms

• pé

References

• “peon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “peon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “peón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “peón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “peón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pedem (“foot”). Compare Portuguese peão, French pion, Italian pedone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈon/ [peˈõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧ón

Noun

peón m (plural peones)

1. foot soldier, infantryman

   Synonyms: infante, soldado

2. child's toy top
3. piece, token, or man in board games
   1. (chess) pawn
   2. (checkers) piece, checker, draughtsman
4. (mechanical) axle, spindle
5. beehive

   Synonym: colmena

Derived terms

• hexapeón (“hexapawn”)

 

Noun

peón m (plural peones, feminine peona, feminine plural peonas)

1. laborer, worker

   Synonyms: jornalero, trabajador, obrero

2. (bullfighting) matador's assistant

Derived terms

• peón caminero
• peón de brega

 

Related terms

• peatón
• pie

 

Further reading

• “peón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• poné, pone