matapobre

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧po‧bre

Noun

matapobre

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

Adjective

matapobre

1. (idiomatic) condescending; snobbish

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.

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Noun

matapobre

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

Adjective

matapobre

1. Pertaining to one who looks down on others.

Verb

magmatapobre

1. To look down on others.

   Nakakasama ng loob ang mga nagmamatapobre

   Those who look down on people are infuriating.