Meaning of patôtô

To stanch or stop the flow of blood. Patôtoí ang pilás mo sing tagók sang ságing. Stanch the bleeding from your wound with banana-juice.

To let, make, or order to, pound or strike as with a pestle. Also: to charge with, lay (the blame, guilt, etc.) upon. Ang amó nga hitabû (salâ, sayúp, etc.) ginpatotó níla sa íya. They laid the blame for that event at his door, they charged him with that (crime, mistake, etc.). (see pabangúd).