"letson" meaning in Tagalog

See letson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /leˈt͡ʃon/ [Standard-Tagalog], [lɛtˈt͡ʃon̪] [Standard-Tagalog], /letˈson/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [lɛt̪ˈson̪] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: letsón [canonical], ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], lechon [alternative], litson [alternative]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Latin lac Late Latin lactem Old Spanish *laite Old Spanish *leite Old Spanish leche Spanish leche Spanish -ón Spanish lechónbor. Tagalog letson Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:lechón<t:suckling piglet>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Classical Latin lac Late Latin lactem Old Spanish *laite Old Spanish *leite Old Spanish leche Spanish leche Spanish -ón Spanish lechónbor. Tagalog letson [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "suckling piglet", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "milk", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*leite", "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*laite", "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "lactem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Latin", "term" : "lac", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-cla" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "lactis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "leche", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "leche", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ón", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "lechón", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "letson", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="letson"> Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|letsón|b=+}} letsón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
  1. roast pig
    Sense id: en-letson-tl-noun-SPuCpIQm
  2. roasting of a pig Synonyms: pagleletson
    Sense id: en-letson-tl-noun-5Zsfai8Y
  3. (colloquial, by extension) roasting Tags: broadly, colloquial Synonyms: ihaw
    Sense id: en-letson-tl-noun-m3hmU5W5 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 20 32 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 11 33 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 10 33 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: letse, letson de-letse, bangi, dapog, kotsinilyo
Derived forms: iletson, ipaletson, letsong baboy, letsong baka, letsong kawali, letsong manok, letsunan, letsunin, manleletson, pagleletson, paletson, panletson, tagaletson, tagapagletson

Alternative forms

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