dato

The definition of a dato is a tribal chief in the Philippines & Malaysia.

(noun)

An example of a dato is Dato Seri Kong Cho Ha, the Minister of Transport in Malaysia.

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See dato in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or datto

noun pl. datos

the chief of a Muslim Moro tribe in the Philippine Islands

Origin: Sp < Tag dato; akin to Malay datóq

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