"datu" meaning in English

See datu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: datus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} datu (plural datus)
  1. An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief.
    Sense id: en-datu-en-noun-ICMWzxn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Malay",
          "Malay"
        ],
        [
          "Filipino",
          "Filipino"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "datu"
}

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Malay",
          "Malay"
        ],
        [
          "Filipino",
          "Filipino"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "datu"
}

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