butete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• botete

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butiti. Cognate to Kapampangan butiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈteteʔ/, [bʊˈtɛ.tɛʔ] (sense “tadpole”)

• IPA^(key): /buˈtete/, [bʊˈtɛ.tɛ] (sense “pufferfish”)
• Hyphenation: bu‧te‧te

Noun

butetè (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. tadpole

   Synonyms: ulo-ulo, butilaw

2. (figurative) big-bellied person

   Synonym: buteteng-laot

Noun

butete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. pufferfish
   1. lunartail puffer (Lagocephalus lunaris)
   2. spiny spiderflower (Cleome spinosa)

Adjective

butetè (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. (figurative) big-bellied; with a big stomach (of a person)

Derived terms

• buteteng-laot

See also

• buyunin
• pusunin

Further reading

• “butete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*butiti”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary