Cebuano

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Etymology

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First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

From Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, garlic, onion).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧su‧na

Noun

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lasuna

  1. (obsolete) garlic
    Synonym: ahos

Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna)

Noun

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lasuna

  1. onion

Finnish

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Noun

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lasuna

  1. essive singular of lasu

Anagrams

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, garlic, onion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ləˈsunə/ [ləˈsuː.nə]
  • Hyphenation: la‧su‧na

Noun

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lasúna

  1. onion
    Synonyms: sibuyas, sang

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, garlic, onion), since displaced by the Spanish borrowing sibuyas. Compare Ilocano lasona, Kapampangan lasuna, Cebuano lasuna, and Malay dasun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lasunâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜓᜈ) (botany, obsolete)

  1. onion; shallot
    Synonyms: sibuyas, sibuyas-tagalog, tanduyong, sang

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