buto't balat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• but-o't balat — dialectal

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)

1. (idiomatic) skin and bones; skinny

   Synonyms: dayupay, payatot

Derived terms

• himuto't balat

 

Further reading

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