BUTU

BUTU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

butu n {1} explosion.
{2} blister.
v {1} [B246; b4] 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} [A23] for s.t.
to swell and rupture.
Mibutu ang íyang hubag, His boil burst.
Wà pa mubutu ang tumatub, Her bag of waters hasnt broke yet.
{3} [A23] fall or hit s.t.
with a bang.
Ang libru mibutu sa salug, The book fell to the floor with a bang.
Mubutu ka rug suntúkun ka nákù, Ill bang you one when I hit you.
{4} [b4] get blisters.
Nabuthan ákung pálad pagbinughà, I got blisters on my palms from chopping wood.
{5} [B246] flunk an exam, esp.
board or bar.
Mibutu siya sa bar, He failed the bar.
{6} [A2] give birth (humorous).
pa- v [A; ac] fire, make s.t.
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 Years.
paN- v [A2; b4] {1} get blisters.
Namutu ang ákung pálad, My palms were blistered.
{2} get ones just deserts after accumulating too much wealth, esp.
illegally or at the expense of others.
Mamutu ka bayà sa kataas niánang ímung tantu, Youll get your just deserts from charging such usurious rates of interest.
buthanan n head of a boil.

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