dato

[ dah-toh; Spanish dah-taw ]

/ ˈdɑ toʊ; Spanish ˈdɑ tɔ /

noun, plural da·tos [dah-tohz; Spanish dah-taws], /ˈdɑ toʊz; Spanish ˈdɑ tɔs/,

(in the Philippines) a native chief.

the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.

Also datu.

Origin of dato

1835–45; <Spanish or Portuguese <Malay datuk war chief

Words nearby dato

dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative, dative bond, dato, datolite, Datong, datu, Datuk, datum

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Example sentences from the Web for dato

He salaamed before the dato and, without a glance at the others, bounded up the trail, away into the jungle.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
Dato Kali Pandapatan scorned to report Sicto to the authorities.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
They punish crime according to certain traditional laws, the dato being judge.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various
Dato Ynoch raised his hand for silence and turned toward the waiting populace.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart

The classes of people mentioned in that early age by our brother Plassencia (besides that of chief or dato) are three, as follows.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55|Francisco Colin

British Dictionary definitions for dato

dato

/ (ˈdɑːtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos

the chief of any of certain Muslim tribes in the Philippine Islands

Word Origin for dato

C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Malay dato' grandfather

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dato
释义	dato [ dah-toh; Spanish dah-taw ] / ˈdɑ toʊ; Spanish ˈdɑ tɔ / noun, plural da·tos [dah-tohz; Spanish dah-taws], /ˈdɑ toʊz; Spanish ˈdɑ tɔs/, (in the Philippines) a native chief. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe. Also datu. Origin of dato 1835–45; <Spanish or Portuguese <Malay datuk war chief Words nearby dato dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative, dative bond, dato, datolite, Datong, datu, Datuk, datum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dato He salaamed before the dato and, without a glance at the others, bounded up the trail, away into the jungle. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy\|Florence Partello Stuart Dato Kali Pandapatan scorned to report Sicto to the authorities. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy\|Florence Partello Stuart They punish crime according to certain traditional laws, the dato being judge. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898\|Various Dato Ynoch raised his hand for silence and turned toward the waiting populace. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy\|Florence Partello Stuart The classes of people mentioned in that early age by our brother Plassencia (besides that of chief or dato) are three, as follows. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55\|Francisco Colin British Dictionary definitions for dato dato / (ˈdɑːtəʊ) / noun plural -tos the chief of any of certain Muslim tribes in the Philippine Islands Word Origin for dato C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Malay dato' grandfather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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