lechon
See also: lechón
English edit
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lechon (plural lechons or lechon)
- (Philippines) a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig
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Cebuano edit
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Etymology edit
From Spanish lechón, from leche.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: le‧chon
Noun edit
lechon
- (proscribed) a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig
- Synonym: inasal
Central Nahuatl edit
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lechon
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”).
Noun edit
lechon
References edit
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 9