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letson

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: let‧son

Etymology 1

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From Spanish lechón, from leche.

Noun

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letson

  1. a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig
    Synonym: inasal
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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A minced oath of letse.

Interjection

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letson

  1. an expression of anger, disgust, dismay, etc.

Tagalog

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Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tl

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Old Latin lact
Classical Latin lac
Late Latin lactis
Old Spanish leche
Spanish leche
Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?
Latin -ō
Spanish -ón
Spanish lechónbor.
Tagalog letson

    Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /leˈt͡ʃon/ [lɛtˈt͡ʃon̪]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /letˈson/ [lɛt̪ˈson̪]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: let‧son

    Noun

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    letsón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. roast pig
    2. roasting of a pig
      Synonym: pagleletson
    3. (colloquial, by extension) roasting
      Synonym: ihaw

    Derived terms

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    See also

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