Lusis

lusis
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Lusis

The Kapampángan & Tagálog words for “sparkler” come from the plural Spanish word for “light”, but take note that this is one of several Spanish loanwords borrowed in the plural form that does not indicate any number in Kapampángan & Tagálog!

LÚSIS • (LOO-sis)
sparkler
Tagálog (Filipino): lúses / lúsis

Etymology
From Spanish luces, plural of luz (“light”)

Note: This is an example of a Kapampángan and Tagálog word that comes from the plural form of a Spanish noun. These words are not plural unless given a plural marker (ding in Kapampángan, mgá in Tagálog)