peán

See also: pean and péan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιάν (paián, “hymn to Apollo”), from Παιάν (Paián), a Homeric god of healing, later an epithet of Apollo, from παίω (paíō, “to strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈan/ [peˈãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pe‧án

Noun

peán m (plural peanes)

1. paean

Further reading

• “peán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014