kurakot

Tagalog

Etymology

Apparent modification of korap, from English corrupt.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾakot/ [kʊˈɾaː.xot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -akot
• Syllabification: ku‧ra‧kot

Adjective

kurakot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜃᜓᜆ᜔) (usually informal)

1. corrupt (usually in government and politics)

   Synonyms: tiwali, korap, korupto

   • 1999, Jesus C. Usman, Landas Ng Isang Makabayan, J.C. Usman and Hillside Resort, →ISBN:

     Siguro talagang ganoon, umalis ang isang kurakot pinalitan din ng mas matindi pang kurakot. Panahon ni Marcos siya lang ang naturingang pinakamalaking kurakot, nguni't sa dispensasyon ni Aquino dumami namang masyado ang mga ...

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2. stolen; taken surreptitiously (especially by government officials)

Derived terms

• kakurakutan
• kurakutan
• kurakutin
• mangurakot
• pagkurakot
• pangungurakot

 

See also

• dukot
• kulimbat
• nakaw

 

Noun

kurakot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜃᜓᜆ᜔) (usually informal)

1. act of stealing (as a government official)

   Synonyms: nakaw, pagnanakaw, umit, pag-umit, pang-uumit

2. something stolen (by a government official)

Further reading

• “kurakot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018