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Italian word
pedone
pedestrian
Looks like
peon / pawn (chess)
peon = a lowly worker (derogatory); pawn = chess piece
⚠️ The trap
Looks like 'peon' or 'pawn'. In Italian it simply means a pedestrian — a person on foot. 'Attraversamento pedonale' or 'strisce pedonali' = zebra crossing. The chess pawn is 'pedone' in Italian too — same word, different contexts.
To say "peon = a lowly worker (derogatory); pawn = chess piece" in Italian:
pedone
"pedone" in English means:
pedestrian
Example
"I pedoni hanno la precedenza sulle strisce pedonali."
"Pedestrians have priority on pedestrian crossings."
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