peón
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”).
Related terms
Galician
Alternative forms
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)
- laborer, worker
- pedestrian
- foot soldier, infantryman
- pawn
- piece, token, or man in board games
- pillar (of an hórreo)
- spinning top
Synonyms
- (laborer): xornaleiro, traballador, obreiro
- (infantryman): infante, soldado
Related terms
See also
Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
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)
Derived terms
- hexapeón (“hexapawn”)
Noun
peón m (plural peones, feminine peona, feminine plural peonas)
- laborer, worker
- Synonyms: jornalero, trabajador, obrero
- (bullfighting) matador's assistant
Derived terms
See also
Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rey | dama, reina | torre, roque | alfil | caballo | peón |
Further reading
- “peón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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