Was called _____ kawaii by an older Japanese man today. What what do you think he said?

Was playing golf with a 64 y/o and 54 y/o Japanese man today. We went and got lunch after. They didn’t speak amazing English and I know maybe 50 Japanese phrases, but we were conversing and vibing the whole game. At lunch the older gentleman was talking and said something “_______ kawaii” while pointing to me. I went “kawaiiii???”. The other man laughed and said he is calling you very handsome. But that’s not the translation.

Now I looked up the translation, but I’m 26 y/o, 6”2, 200lbs, and blonde hair blue eyes. I don’t think he was calling me cute, adorable, or innocent. I don’t remember the word before kawaii. There’s also a slang “busukawaii” which means ugly but cute. I don’t think this is what he said because that’s an insult I would think and these guys were really kind, they even offered and drove me 30 mins back to my hotel.

This was the most genuine interaction I’ve had with locals in my two weeks being here so far. So I really want to understand how they perceived me, and just in general. I plan to learn more Japanese before I come back.