peão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, an early semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pedōnem (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs (“foot”). Compare Galician peón, Spanish peón, French pion, Italian pedone.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɐ̃w̃/ [peˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /piˈɐ̃w̃/ [pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/ [ˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɐ̃w̃/ [peˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: pião
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ão

Noun

peão m (plural peões, feminine peã or peoa or peona, feminine plural peãs or peoas or peonas)

  1. peon
    1. low level construction worker
    2. rural peon, such as a cowboy
  2. pedestrian
    Synonym: pedestre
  3. (chess) pawn

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
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