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bunso

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Philippines/bʊnˈsoʔ/

bunso noun: the youngest child in a family.

Noun

bunso (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) The youngest child in a family.
    • The bunso is of course not allowed to smoke. The son who came before Manuel drinks San Miguel beer.1986, The Philippine Journal of Education, volume 65, page 136

Origin of bunso

Borrowed from Tagalog bunso, from earlier bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu.

Questions about bunso

What does bunso mean?
Bunso means the youngest child in a family.
What part of speech is bunso?
Bunso is a noun.
How do you pronounce bunso?
Bunso is pronounced /bʊnˈsoʔ/ (Philippines).

Words near bunso in the dictionary

  1. Bunsen reaction
  2. Bunsen reactions
  3. bunsenite
  4. Bunsens
  5. bunsik
  6. bunso
  7. bunt
  8. bunta
  9. buntal
  10. buntals
  11. Buntay

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