dorobo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 泥棒(どろぼう) (dorobō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈɾobo/, [doˈɾo.bo]
  • Hyphenation: do‧ro‧bo

Noun

dorobo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. (slang) snatch; pickpocket
    Synonyms: kupit, magnanakaw, mandurukot
  2. (slang) bum
    Synonym: palaboy
  3. (slang) mischief-maker; troublemaker (especially a child)

Further reading
  • “dorobo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 41
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