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roubo.

theft (act of stealing property)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁo(w).bu/Brazil[ˈho(ʊ̯).bu]Brazil/ˈʁo(w).bu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχo(ʊ̯).bu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. theft (act of stealing property)

    masculine

  2. robbery (the practice of robbing)

    masculine · uncountable

  3. loot; swag (burglar’s or thief’s booty)

    masculine · uncountable

  4. a price which is too expensive; a rip-off

    derogatory · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈʁo(w).bu/Brazil[ˈho(ʊ̯).bu]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.bu/Brazil[ˈhɔ.bu]Brazil

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roubar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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