meeple

Etymology
. Coined in November 2000 by Alison Hansel during a game of  on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

Noun

 * 1) A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:board game piece

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 米寶
 * Mandarin: 米寶
 * Japanese: ミープル
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: