espólio — meaning in English

English meaning

• booty noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

espólio is used for these senses in English:

• spoil (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

booty — full definition

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

spoil — full definition

1. verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
2. verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
3. verb (of food) To go bad.
4. noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."

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