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despojo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • loot noun Goods stolen or taken by force, especially during war, a riot, or (in video games) after defeating an enemy.
  • 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.
  • plundering noun The act of stealing goods or resources by force.
  • remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
  • spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

despojo is used for these senses in English:

  • loot (slang) Synonym of money.
  • pillage The spoils of war.
  • plunder The loot attained by plundering.
  • remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
  • spoil (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
  • spoliation (uncountable, archaic) The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.

loot — full definition

  1. noun Goods stolen or taken by force, especially during war, a riot, or (in video games) after defeating an enemy.
  2. verb To steal goods, typically during a war, riot, or other chaos.

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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