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bato

Pronunciation: /baˈto/

“bato” is a Tagalog word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. stone
  2. rock
  3. kidney
  4. gallstone
  5. gem; jewel
  6. knot in wood
  7. act of throwing something
  8. rock (closed hand in rock paper scissors)
  9. bored person
  10. methamphetamine
  11. chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga

adjective

  1. stingy; miserly
  2. stubborn; unyielding
  3. numb
  4. bored

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. Compare Central Bikol bato, Capiznon bato, Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Māori whatu, Niuean patu, Pangasinan bato, Ratagnon bato, Sundanese batu, and Waray-Waray bato.

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