robaperas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of roba (“to steal”) +‎ peras (“pears”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /robaˈpeɾas/ [ro.β̞aˈpe.ɾas]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: ro‧ba‧pe‧ras

Noun

robaperas m or f by sense (plural robaperas)

1. small-time thief

Further reading

• “robaperas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28