lechón

See also: lechon

Spanish

Etymology

From leche (“milk”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃon/ [leˈt͡ʃõn]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: le‧chón

Noun

lechón m (plural lechones, feminine lechona, feminine plural lechonas)

1. suckling piglet

   Synonym: cochinillo

Related terms

• lechona
• lechonera

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: litson, lechon
• → Tagalog: litson, letson

See also

• quien nace lechón muere cochino

Further reading

• “lechón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014