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saccheggio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booty noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  • pillage verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
  • plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.

Senses

saccheggio is used for these senses in English:

  • pillage The act of pillaging.
  • plunder An instance of plundering.
  • sack A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

booty — full definition

  1. noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  2. noun Informal: the buttocks.

pillage — full definition

  1. verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
  2. noun The act of looting, or the goods taken by looting.

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