roubo

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese roubo (13th century), back-formation from roubar.

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Noun

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roubo m (plural roubos)

  1. theft (act of stealing)
  2. robbery (the practice of robbing)
  3. loot; swag (burglar’s or thief’s booty)
  4. pillage
    Synonyms: botín, prea
    • 1460, J. A. Souto Cabo, editor, Crónica de Santa María de Íria, Santiago: Ediciós do Castro, page 112:
      porla cruel guerra dos normanos, et frandeses et rroubos que moytas vezes faziã entrada porlo mar
      because of the crude war of the Normans and Flemings and pillages that they made entering by the sea many times
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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roubo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roubar

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese roubo, from roubar, from Medieval Latin raubāre from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

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Noun

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roubo m (plural roubos)

  1. theft (act of stealing property)
    Synonyms: assalto, furto
  2. (uncountable) robbery (the practice of robbing)
  3. (uncountable) loot; swag (burglar’s or thief’s booty)
    Synonym: pilhagem
  4. (figurative, derogatory) a price which is too expensive; a rip-off
    Antonyms: barganha, pechincha
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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roubo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roubar