Save Type Island Usage Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Pampangan, English Pronounced Pron. /lu.ˈzon/(Tagalog) /lu.ˈson/(Tagalog) /ˈlu.ˌzɔn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Of uncertain meaning, probably from Tagalog lusong meaning "mortar (for pounding rice)". This is the name of the largest island in the Philippines.