bunso

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Philippines/bʊnˈsoʔ/

noun

The youngest child in a family.

OriginTagalog bunso ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu →
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Meanings

nounbunso (uncountable)
  1. PhilippinesuncountableThe 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

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋsu
  2. Tagalogbunso
  3. Englishbunso

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

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Cite this entry
APA

bunso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunso

MLA

“bunso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunso.

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