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]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/

• 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

Related terms

• pé