matapobre

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /mataˈpobɾe/ [ma.taˈpob.ɾe]

Noun

matapobre

1. One who looks down on others, particularly the poor.

Adjective

matapobre

1. Pertaining to one who looks down on others.

Verb

matapobre

1. to look down on others

   Nakaka-anggot nin buot an mga nagmamatapobre

   Those who look down on people are infuriating.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /mataˈpobɾe/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˈpob.ɾ̪e]

Noun

matapobre

1. (idiomatic) one who looks down on others, particularly the poor; a snob

Adjective

matapobre

1. (idiomatic) condescending; snobbish

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mata-pobre

Etymology

From Spanish matar (“to kill”) +‎ Spanish pobre (“poor”). Compare matafuego (“fire extinguisher”, literally “fire killer”). Later folk-etymologized as Tagalog mata (“eye; to look”) and Tagalog pobre as borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˈpobɾe/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˈpoː.bɾɛ]

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• Rhymes: -obɾe
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧po‧bre

Adjective

matapobre (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. condescending; snobbish

   Synonym: mapangmata

Derived terms

• magmatapobre

Related terms

• maton
• pobre
• pulubi

 

Noun

matapobre (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. snob

Further reading

• “matapobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018