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dato

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da⋅to

[dah-toh; Sp. dah-taw]
–noun, plural -tos [-tohz; Sp. -taws] ,
1. (in the Philippines) a native chief.
2. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.
Also, datu.


Origin:
1835–45; < Sp or Pg < Malay datuk war chief
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