dorobo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 泥棒(どろぼう) (dorobō, “thief”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /doˈɾobo/ [d̪oˈɾoː.bo]
  • Rhymes: -obo
  • Syllabification: do‧ro‧bo

Noun

dorobo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜊᜓ) (slang)

  1. snatcher; pickpocket
    Synonyms: kupit, magnanakaw, mandurukot
  2. bum
    Synonym: palaboy
  3. 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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