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Literally, “the bone is hard”.
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /matiˌɡas ʔaŋ buˈto/ [mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐm bʊˈt̪o]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ma‧ti‧gas ang bu‧to
matigás ang butó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
- (idiomatic) strong
- Synonym: malakas
