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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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