peó
See also: Appendix:Variations of "peo"
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (literally “pedestrian”), derived from ped- (“foot”). Compare Spanish peón, French pion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈo]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [peˈo]
- Homophone: paó (Balearic, Central)
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
peó m (plural peons, feminine peona, feminine plural peones)
- footsoldier, footman
- Synonym: peoner
- (chess) pawn
See also
| Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rei | reina, dama | torre | alfil | cavall | peó |
Further reading
- “peó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “peó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “peó” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “peó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.