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talon

Pronunciation: /taˈlon/

“talon” is a Tagalog word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. jump; leap (from a height)
  2. waterfall; falls
  3. skip; omission (in typing, etc.)
  4. sudden jump due to fright
  5. a kind of bet in the game sakla
  6. prison escapee
  7. stub (of a check, receipt, voucher, etc.)

Etymology

Compare Malay terjun (“to dive, to jump from a high place”) and Malay turun (“descend; fall”).

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