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dato

[ dah-toh; Spanish dah-taw ]

noun

plural datos
  1. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.


dato

/ ˈɑːəʊ /

noun

  1. the chief of any of certain Muslim tribes in the Philippine Islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dato1

First recorded in 1610–20 as Datoe; partly from Malay datu, datto “ruler, chief,” and its variant datok, datuk “grandfather, elder,” partly from Indonesian datuk “head of the family, chieftain”; akin to datu ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dato1

C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Malay dato' grandfather
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"We have cases of children who became orphans, such as a 12-year-old Afghan boy who lost his entire family, a family of nine people, including four siblings, parents and other close relatives," said Sergio Di Dato, from the charity.

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"We have cases of children who became orphans, such as a 12-year-old Afghan boy who lost his entire family, a family of nine people, including four siblings, parents and other close relatives," said Sergio Di Dato, from MSF.

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Bala is an appellate attorney who works for Justice William Dato of California’s 4th District Court of Appeal.

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Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak - to give him his full title which denotes the high status he holds in Malaysian society - had challenged the judiciary for two years since his conviction and 12-year prison sentence over money laundering and abuses of power charges.

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Their ruler, the dato, was very polite.

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