buko basta-basta [bukô basta-básta] (comp. of buko₂, basta-basta) adj 1Important; serious; hard to do (as of the negative way of saying something i.e. using "understatement" to imply the opposite meaning e.g. "not unimportant" really means "very important"). [lit: not do-carelessly] basta-basta Buko basta-basta kag mag-iba sa kina nak karera. It’s not that light to join in that race. (sem. domains: 4.2.8.1 - Serious, 8.3.7.9 - Value, 6.1.2.3 - Work well.) 2Expensive; valuable; of great worth (as of the negative way of saying something i.e. using "understatement", to imply the opposite meaning e.g. "not cheap" really means "expensive"). (sem. domains: 6.8.4.3.1 - Expensive, 8.3.7.9 - Value.)
