bato lata

See also: bato-lata

Cebuano

The hago guarding the can in a game of bato lata.

Etymology

bato (“stone, rock”) (“to stone, to throw stones at”) + lata (“can”)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧to‧la‧ta

Noun

a game similar to the medieval children's game Duck on a Rock

Usage notes

The aim of the game is to knock down the can with a stone or slipper from a throwing line, then retrieve the same stone or slipper and return it to the line without being tagged by the it.

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