EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
seed, pit, stone (of a fruit)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
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FIL: Ang bahagi ng isang halaman o prutas na naglalaman ng embryo at maaaring itanim upang tumubo at maging bagong halaman.
EN: seed, pit, stone (of a fruit)
The thing you spit out when you eat pakwan (watermelon) or try to avoid when eating lansones. It's the promise of a new plant, the start of a new life, or just an annoying thing you have to pick out of your fruit salad. The 'buto' in 'butong-pakwan'.
This is one of two primary meanings for 'buto'. The other is 'bone'. Context, such as mentioning a fruit, clarifies the meaning.
🇵🇭 Itanim mo ang buto ng mangga sa likod-bahay.
🇺🇸 Plant the mango seed in the backyard.
🇵🇭 Maraming buto ang atis.
🇺🇸 The sugar-apple has many seeds.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.