🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

saque

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sa-ke

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loot/luːt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os ladrões fugiram com um grande saque."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Goods or valuables taken by force or theft.

    "The thieves made off with a large amount of loot from the bank."
As verb
  1. 1

    To steal goods, especially during a violent event.

    "During the riot, many people began to loot the stores."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'loot' originates from the Hindi word 'लूट' (lūṭ), which means 'to plunder' or 'to steal'. It was adopted into English during the British colonial period in India in the 19th century, evolving to refer to stolen goods or valuables.

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