Meaning of butu

n. 1. explosion; 2. blister; v. 1. explode. Mibutu ang bulkan nga Taal, Taal Volcano erupted. Ug buthan kag ligid may ikarisirba ka? In case you have a blowout, do you have a spare tire? 2. for something to swell and rupture. Mibutu ang íyang hubag, His boil burst. Wà pa mubutu ang tumatub, Her bag of waters hasn’t broke yet; 3. fall or hit something with a bang. Ang libru mibutu sa salug, The book fell to the floor with a bang. Mubutu ka rug suntúkun ka nákù, I’ll bang you one when I hit you; 4. get blisters. Nabuthan ákung pálad pagbinughà, I got blisters on my palms from chopping wood; 5. flunk an exam, esp. board or bar. Mibutu siya sa bar, He failed the bar; 6. give birth (humorous). pa- v. fire, make something explode. Pabutha ang ripli, Fire the rifle. Daghang kug ribintadur nga ipabutu sa Bag-ung Túig, I have lots of firecrackers to explode for New Year’s. paN- v. 1. get blisters. Namutu ang ákung pálad, My palms were blistered; 2. get one’s just deserts after accumulating too much wealth, esp. illegally or at the expense of others. Mamutu ka bayà sa kataas niánang ímung tantu, You’ll get your just deserts from charging such usurious rates of interest. buthanan n. head of a boil.

n. hair that looks lighter than the surrounding hair. Butu nà, dílì úban, Those are light-colored strands, not gray hairs; v. for strands of hair to look lighter in color than the rest. Mubutu ang mga lugas sa buhuk basta sapírun nga basà, Hair gets a light look if you braid it when it is wet.

n. vote; v. cast vote for. Butúhi si Usminya, Vote for Osmeña.

n. 1. female genitalia; 2. testicles. sipsip, supsup — n. ass kisser (coarse). (→) n. 1. male of the species, esp. animals; 2. castrated male pig raised for meat purposes; v. raise a castrated male pig. hi-, hiN- v. castrate animals. Hibut-an (himut-an, himutúan) ku run ang bàbuy, I’ll castrate the pig now. butùbútù n. 1. clapper of a bell; 2. bob of a plumb line.