lechón

See also: lechon

Spanish

Etymology

From leche (“milk”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃon/ [leˈt͡ʃõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: le‧chón

Noun

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

suckling piglet
Synonym: cochinillo

Related terms

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

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