/ˈrowbo/, [ˈrow.β̞ʊ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese roubo (13th century), back-formation from roubar.
- masculinetheft (act of stealing)
- masculinerobbery (the practice of robbing)
- masculineloot; swag (burglar’s or thief’s booty)
- masculinepillage
“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
- first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singularfirst-person singular present indicative of roubar
Formsroubos(plural) · rouba(alternative)