Meaning of batí-báti

Dim. of batí. To beat or stir slightly, etc. Also: to boil sugar, dissolve sugar in boiling water.

Dim. of batî. Also: Hearsay, rumour; gossip; to know by hearsay. May batî-bátì sa bánwa nga --. There is a rumour current in town that --. Ginabatîbátì nga masulúd ang mga buyóng sa bánwa. It is being rumoured that the robbers will enter the town. (see konókóno).

See butóngbútong id. Kaúyon ka sang batíbáti? Do you like to eat the candy called "batí-báti"?.