lansones
lansónes with stress marks
native tree/fruit with yellow skin
Usage Note
Lansones (Lansium domesticum) is a beloved seasonal fruit widely grown in the Visayas and Mindanao, particularly in Camiguin where it is celebrated with an annual festival. The fruit grows in clusters and is prized for its translucent, sweet-tart flesh.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng lansones. "
Natural Translation
I bought some lansones.
Literal Translation
Bought I of lansones.
" Matamis ang lansones. "
Natural Translation
The lansones is sweet.
Literal Translation
Sweet the lansones.
" Tuwing tag-ulan, dinadala ng lola ko ang pinakamatatamis na lansones mula sa kanilang bukid sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Every rainy season, my grandmother brings the sweetest lansones from their farm in the province.
Literal Translation
Every rainy-season, brings of grandmother my the sweetest lansones from their farm in province.
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