harbat

Cebuano

Etymology

Alteration of harbor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: har‧bat

Verb

harbat

1. to appropriate another person's property
2. to haul
3. to prostitute

Noun

harbat

1. appropriation; an act or instance of appropriating
2. a prostitute

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:harbat.

Derived terms

• hinarbat
• hinarbatan

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly blend of arbor +‎ kulimbat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haɾˈbat/ [hɐɾˈbat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: har‧bat

Noun

harbát (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔) (slang)

1. stealing; theft; taking without permission

   Synonyms: umit, nakaw, (slang) sikwat, kupit, (slang) dekwat, kuha, hablot

Derived terms

• harbatera
• harbatero

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 56