matapobre

matapobre

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /mataˈpobɾe/

Noun

matapobre

1. One who looks down on others, particularly the poor.

Adjective

matapobre

1. Pertaining to one who looks down on others.

Verb

matapobre

1. to look down on others

   Nakaka-anggot nin buot an mga nagmamatapobre

   Those who look down on people are infuriating.

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /mataˈpobɾe/, [mʌ.t̪ʌˈpub.ɾ̪ɪ]

Noun

matapobre

1. (idiomatic) one who looks down on others, particularly the poor; a snob

Adjective

matapobre

1. (idiomatic) condescending; snobbish

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mata-pobre

Etymology

From Spanish matar (“to kill”) and Spanish pobre (“poor”); compare matafuego, lit. 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.ɾe]

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Noun

matapobre

1. snob

Adjective

matapobre

1. condescending; snobbish

   Synonym: mapangmata

Derived terms

• magmatapobre

Further reading

• “matapobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018