letson

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: let‧son

Etymology 1

From Spanish lechón, from leche.

Noun

letson

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

Etymology 2

A minced oath of letse.

Interjection

letson

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

letsón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms

  • iletson
  • ipaletson
  • letsong baboy
  • letsong baka
  • letsong kawali
  • letsong manok
  • letsunan
  • letsunin
  • manleletson
  • pagleletson
  • paletson
  • panletson
  • tagaletson
  • tagapagletson

See also

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