peño

See also: peno, penó, penò, and peñó

Asturian

Verb

peño

1. first-person singular present indicative of peñar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish peños, from Latin pignus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɲo/ [ˈpe.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: pe‧ño

Noun

peño m (plural peños)

1. foundling

   Synonym: expósito

Further reading

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