harbat

Cebuano

Etymology

Alteration of harbor.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: har‧bat

Verb

harbat

  1. to appropriate another person's property
  2. to haul
  3. to prostitute

Noun

harbat

  1. appropriation; an act or instance of appropriating
  2. a prostitute

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:harbat.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly blend of arbor +‎ kulimbat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haɾˈbat/ [hɐɾˈbat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: har‧bat

Noun

harbát (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔) (slang)

  1. stealing; theft; taking without permission
    Synonyms: umit, nakaw, (slang) sikwat, kupit, (slang) dekwat, kuha, hablot

Derived terms

  • harbatera
  • harbatero

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 56
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