buto't balat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “bone and skin”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌtot baˈlat/ [bʊˌt̪ot̪ bɐˈlat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: bu‧to't ba‧lat

Adjective

butó't balát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆ᜔) (idiomatic)

  1. skin and bones; skinny
    Synonyms: dayupay, payatot, butuhan

Derived terms

  • himuto't balat

Further reading

  • “buto't balat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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