peón

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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

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei dama, reina torre alfil caballu peón

Galician

buxainas or peóns

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
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/
  • 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

Noun

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

  1. laborer, worker
    Synonyms: jornalero, trabajador, obrero
  2. (bullfighting) matador's assistant

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

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