peón
Galician
/peˈoŋ/
noun
Definitions
- laborer, worker
- pedestrian
- foot soldier, infantryman
- pawn
- piece, token, or man in board games
- pillar (of an hórreo)
- spinning top
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese peon inherited from Latin pedōnem, pedō, pedem, pes, pēs (foot).
Origin
Latin
pedem, pes, pēs
Gloss
foot
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other