matapobre
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Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matapobre
- One who looks down on others, particularly the poor.
Adjective[edit]
matapobre
- Pertaining to one who looks down on others.
Verb[edit]
matapobre
- to look down on others
- Nakaka-anggot nin buot an mga nagmamatapobre
- Those who look down on people are infuriating.
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matapobre
- (idiomatic) one who looks down on others, particularly the poor; a snob
Adjective[edit]
matapobre
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mataˈpobɾe/ [mɐ.tɐˈpo.bɾɛ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -obɾe
- Syllabification: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
Adjective[edit]
matapobre (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- condescending; snobbish
- Synonym: mapangmata
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
matapobre (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
Further reading[edit]
- “matapobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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