matapobre
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
- IPA(key): /mataˈpobɾe/
Verb
matapobre
- to look down on others
- Nakaka-anggot nin buot an mga nagmamatapobre
- Those who look down on people are infuriating.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
- IPA(key): /mataˈpobɾe/, [mʌ.t̪ʌˈpub.ɾ̪ɪ]
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- mata-pobre
Etymology
From Spanish matar (“to kill”) and Spanish pobre (“poor”); compare matafuego (literally “fire killer”). Later folk-etymologized as Tagalog mata (“eye; to look”) and Tagalog pobre as borrowed from Spanish.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
- IPA(key): /mataˈpobɾe/, [mɐ.tɐˈpob.ɾɛ]
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Derived terms
- magmatapobre
Related terms
Further reading
- “matapobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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