roubo

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• rouba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrowβʊ]

Noun

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

Related terms

• bicha
• bicho
• bichoca

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “roubo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “roubo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roubo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “roubo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roubo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

roubo

1. first-person singular present indicative of roubar

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈχo(ʊ̯).bu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bo/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈʁo(w).βu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈʁo(w).βu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁow.bu/ [ˈʁow.βu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.bu/ [ˈʁo.βu]

• Rhymes: -owbu, -obu
• Hyphenation: rou‧bo

Noun

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

Related terms

• antirroubo
• roubada
• roubado
• roubador
• roubalheira
• roubar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bu], (nonstandard) /ˈʁɔ.bu/ [ˈhɔ.bu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bu], (nonstandard) /ˈʁɔ.bu/ [ˈhɔ.bu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈχo(ʊ̯).bu], (nonstandard) /ˈʁɔ.bu/ [ˈχɔ.bu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bo/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).bo], (nonstandard) /ˈʁɔ.bo/ [ˈhɔ.bo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈʁo(w).βu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo(w).bu/ [ˈʁo(w).βu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁow.bu/ [ˈʁow.βu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.bu/ [ˈʁo.βu]

• Rhymes: -owbu, -obu, -ɔbu
• Hyphenation: rou‧bo

Verb

roubo

1. first-person singular present indicative of roubar