letson

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• lechon — proscribed
• litson — common, nonstandard

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

• letsonan
• letsonon

Etymology 2

A minced oath of letse.

Interjection

letson

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lechon — Spanish-based spelling
• litson

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lechón (“suckling piglet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃon/ [lɛˈt͡ʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /letˈson/ [lɛt̪ˈson̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: let‧son

Noun

letsón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. roast suckling pig
2. roasting of a suckling 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

Related terms

• letse

See also

• bangi
• dapog