peonás

day's work (Andalusian dialect)

noun peh-oh-NAS Rare

Usage Note

Peonás is the colloquial Andalusian form of peonadas, the plural of peonada (a day's agricultural labour); the dropped intervocalic -d- is a hallmark of southern Spanish speech. It often appears with echar — echar una peoná ('to put in a day's work'). It is regional and informal; standard Spanish uses peonada or jornal.

Examples

"Lleva varias peonás trabajando en el campo."

Natural Translation

He has been working several days in the fields.

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