datu
[ dah-too ]
noun,plural da·tu, da·tus.
(in the Philippines) a Native chief.
Origin of datu
1First recorded in 1925–30; from Tagalog datu, dato “landowner, head of a clan or tribe”; akin to dato
- Also dato.
Words Nearby datu
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How to use datu in a sentence
Grogu, I said, make a peace with the great datu of the rovers of the sea, give him a part of each harvest.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamThe datu of Padang, the old man who lost the forty buffaloes, is a venomous old rascal that we'll have to watch.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamInchi tells me there is a persistent rumor in the town that the great datu, the chief of all the pirates, is in Bulungan.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamThe datu is small in person, and emaciated in form, but has a quick eye and an intelligent countenance.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | VariousHis house is constructed in the same manner as that of the datu, but is of larger dimensions, and the piles are rather higher.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | Various
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