pión

See also: pion, pioŋ, Pion, and píon

Galician

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈoŋ]

Noun

pión m (plural pións)

1. (particle physics) pion

Etymology 2

Pión, piarda or pialla (sand smelt)

Unknown. Related to its synonyms piarda and pialla; perhaps ultimately from the same origin that English pilchard.

Alternative forms

• peón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈoŋ]

Noun

pión m (plural pións)

1. sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

   Synonyms: pialla, piarda, piardo, piardón

2. sand lance, lesser sand eel (Ammodytes tobianus)

   Synonym: lubión

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “pión”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pión”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pión”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjon/ [ˈpjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
• IPA^(key): /piˈon/ [piˈõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pión

Noun

pión m (plural piones)

1. superseded spelling of pion, deprecated in 2010 by the Royal Spanish Academy

Further reading

• pion, piona, pión | Diccionario de la lengua española (2001) | RAE - ASALE