pião

See also: piao, piáo, piào, piāo, and piǎo

Portuguese
pião

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɐ̃w̃/ [pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/ [ˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Homophone: peão
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ão

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Compare Galician peón.

Noun

pião m (plural piões)

  1. spinning top (a type of toy that spins on its axis)

Etymology 2

From English pion.[1]

Noun

pião m (plural piões)

  1. European Portuguese standard form of píon.

References
  1. “pião” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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