dorobo
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 泥棒 (dorobō).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dorobo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜊᜓ)
- (slang) snatch; pickpocket
- Synonyms: kupit, magnanakaw, mandurukot
- (slang) bum
- Synonym: palaboy
- (slang) mischief-maker; troublemaker (especially a child)