The definition of a dato is a tribal chief in the Philippines & Malaysia.
An example of a dato is Dato Seri Kong Cho Ha, the Minister of Transport in Malaysia.
See dato in Webster's New World College Dictionary
or datto
noun pl. datos
Origin: Sp < Tag dato; akin to Malay datóq
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