peón

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

• IPA^(key): /peˈon/ [peˈõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧ón

peón m (plural peones)

1. (chess) pawn (chess piece)
2. laborer, worker

   Synonym: obreru

• “peón (noun 1)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• “peón (noun 2)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

• peom, peão (reintegrationist)
• pión

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

• IPA^(key): /peˈoŋ/ [peˈoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ón

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

1. pawn
2. piece, token, or man (in board games)
   1. (chess) pawn
   2. (checkers) piece, checker, draughtsman
3. pillar (of an hórreo)
4. laborer, worker

   Synonyms: xornaleiro, traballador, obreiro

5. pedestrian
6. foot soldier, infantryman

   Synonyms: infante, soldado

7. spinning top

   Synonyms: buxaina, panducho, carabuxa

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “peon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “peon”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (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, 2012–2026

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

• IPA^(key): /peˈon/ [peˈõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧ón

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. (mechanics) axle, spindle
5. beehive

   Synonym: colmena

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

1. laborer, worker

   Synonyms: jornalero, trabajador, obrero

2. (bullfighting) matador's assistant

• “peón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• poné, pone