butaw

See also: Butaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧taw

Noun

butaw

  1. (card games, chiefly poker) an offsuit
  2. (idiot) crazy person

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbutaw/ [ˈbuː.t̪aʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -utaw
  • Syllabification: bu‧taw

Noun

butaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. membership fee; membership contribution (in a society, club, etc.)
    Synonyms: kontribusyon, ambag
  2. fine for delinquency in payment of one's obligation
    Synonyms: multa, patong
  3. (slang) freeloader
Derived terms
  • butawan

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈtaw/ [bʊˈt̪aʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: bu‧taw

Noun

butáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. cockfighting practice or trial bout
    Synonym: bitaw
  2. release of gamecocks facing each other at the start of a bout
  3. weaning (of a child)
    Synonym: pag-awat sa suso
Derived terms
  • butawan
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