Luzón
English
Proper noun
Luzón
- A tiny town and municipality of Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, with less than 100 inhabitants.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Luzón f
- alternative spelling of Luzon
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo”), probably through Portuguese Luçon, ultimately from Tagalog lusong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈθon/ [luˈθõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /luˈson/ [luˈsõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Lu‧zón
Proper noun
Luzón m
- Luzon (the largest island of the Philippines)
- Luzón (a tiny town and municipality of Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, with less than 100 inhabitants)
Related terms
- luzonero (“Luzonian”)
Descendants
- → English: Luzon
- → French: Luçon
- ⇒ Translingual: Luzonochroma