peón

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”).

Noun

peón m (plural peones)

1. (chess) pawn (chess piece)

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, reina	torre	alfil	caballu	peón

Alternative forms

• peom, peão (reintegrationist)
• pión

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈoŋ/

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

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, raíña	torre, roque	alfil	cabalo	peón

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “peon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “peon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “peón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pedem (“foot”). Compare Portuguese peão, French pion, Italian pedone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈon/ [peˈõn]
• 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

Noun

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

1. laborer, worker

   Synonyms: jornalero, trabajador, obrero

2. (bullfighting) matador's assistant

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey	dama, reina	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón

Further reading

• “peón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• poné, pone