How to Say “Leaf” in Chamorro

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hågon
The Chamorro word for leaf is hågon.
hågon refers to a leaf, the part of a plant.
Meaning: part of a plant (noun)

Did you know?

  • In Chamorro culture, the hågon of certain plants is not just for decoration but serves as a traditional wrapper for cooking and steaming food.
  • The vowel å in hågon creates a sound that is absent in Spanish, the language that most heavily influenced modern Chamorro.
  • The word hågon shares an ancient ancestor with the word for 'leaf' in many other Pacific island languages, such as Hawaiian and Tagalog.

Example conversation

Theresa and Antonio are looking at a plant in the garden.

  1. Theresa

    Antonio, tåno' i hågon.
    Antonio, the leaf is small.
  2. Antonio

    Hågon i guma' i yanig.
    It is the leaf of the plant.
  3. Theresa

    Maga' i hågon.
    The leaf is large.
  4. Antonio

    Si Theresa, tåno' i hågon.
    Theresa, the leaf is small.

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