roubar

Portuguese

/ʁo(w).ˈba(ɹ)/, /ho(w).ˈba(ɻ)/, /ho(w).ˈbaɾ/, /ʁo(w).ˈβaɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to steal to take illegally or without permission
  • (transitive) to rob to steal objects from a location
  • to cheat to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation
  • (transitive) to seduce (someone who is in another relationship)
  • (transitive) to deprive, rob (someone or something) of (its qualities)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese roubar derived from raubāre, raubō derived from Proto-Germanic *raubōną (steal, rob) derived from Proto-Indo-European *roub.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*roub

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms