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POLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

peon.

peon (lowly person; peasant or serf; laborer who is obliged to do menial work)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛ.ɔn/
  1. peon (lowly person; peasant or serf; laborer who is obliged to do menial work)

    historical · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish peón.

noun/ˈpɛ.ɔn/
  1. paeon (foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιών (paiṓn).

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