Buta (en. Blind)

/ˈbu.t͡sa/

Synonyms

Sometimes used as slang for someone who is blind or unaware of something.

Are you blind to the news? You don’t know what’s happening.

Buta ka na ba sa mga balita? Wala ka nang alam sa nangyayari.

Shows a person who is unaware of a situation or doesn't understand.

Your question, are you blind? Everyone celebrates Christmas!

Ang tanong mo, buta ka ba? Lahat tayo nagdiriwang ng Pasko!

Like a saying for a person who doesn’t get various contexts.

Sometimes it seems like he’s blind, he doesn’t get the joke.

Minsan parang buta na yan, hindi na nakakaintindi ng joke.