dorobo
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 泥棒 (dorobō).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /doˈɾobo/ [d̪oˈɾoː.bo]
- Rhymes: -obo
- Syllabification: do‧ro‧bo
Noun
editdorobo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜊᜓ)
- (slang) snatch; pickpocket
- Synonyms: kupit, magnanakaw, mandurukot
- (slang) bum
- Synonym: palaboy
- (slang) mischief-maker; troublemaker (especially a child)