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lechon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
le-chon
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig

Etymology

From Spanish lechón.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lechons (plural)

Phrases

lechon baboy lechon baka lechon kawali lechon manok

Questions

What does lechon mean?
a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig
Where does lechon come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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