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masculine
/boˈtin/
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Translation
loot, booty
Word origin
In the sense of 'loot', from French butin ('plunder'), itself borrowed from a Germanic source related to Middle Low German būte ('exchange, spoils'). A separate homonym botín ('ankle boot') derives from bota ('boot').
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- būte
- English cognates
- booty
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbotines
Examples
piratas escondieron desierta.
The pirates hid the loot on a desert island.
.
The police recovered all the loot from the robbery.
repartieron .
The thieves shared out the booty in the forest.
¿ escondieron ?
Where do you think they hid the loot?
consistía joyas monedas .
The loot consisted of jewels and gold coins.
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