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da•to
Pronunciation: (dä'tō; Sp. dä'tô), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tosPronunciation: (-tōz; Sp. -tôs), [key]
1. (in the Philippines) a native chief.
2. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.
Also,datu.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.