pião

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

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pião

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/

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 (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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