bato

stonenoun

Alternative meanings

stone
rock
pebble or hard mineral piece
kidney stone, in medical context

Pronunciation

BAH-toh

Root and affixes

bato = stone or rock; it can also be used as a verb meaning to throw stones or to harden

Variants or conjugations

mga bato = stones
bato-balani = magnet or lodestone
batoon = rocky, stony

Related words and expressions

bantilis = large rock or stone
labay = to throw
yuta = soil, earth

Meaning and usage notes

Bato covers stone, rock, and pebble. In medical context it can also mean a stone, as in bato sa kidney, kidney stone.