butones

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish botones, plural of botón, possibly from botar, or from French bouton.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧to‧nes

Noun

butones

  1. button

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish botones, plural of botón. Doublet of boton.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈtones/ [bʊˈt̪oː.n̪ɛs]
  • Rhymes: -ones
  • Syllabification: bu‧to‧nes

Noun

butones (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
    Synonym: (uncommon) boton
  2. act of fastening a button

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