Meaning of dátu

see dátù.

a. rich, wealthy; v. be, become rich, wealthy.

n. title of a chief, now said only to Muslim leaders. tudlù — n. 1. kind of long, slender banana; 2. jackknife clams, kind of long, slender clams. -in- v. sit with the buttocks flat on the ground and the ankles crossed, tucked in under the body (like the dátù in the presence of his subjects). Nagdinátù siya sa lantay, nagdúlag baráha, He sat on his buttocks on the bed, playing cards.