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    Saqueo (en. Pillage)

    /saˈke.o/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Act of armed robbery in devastated or unprotected places.
    The looting of the store occurred in the early morning.
    El saqueo de la tienda ocurrió en la madrugada.
    Action of violently appropriating someone else's property.
    The armed forces were accused of looting during the war.
    Las fuerzas armadas fueron acusadas de saqueo durante la guerra.
    Dispossession of something valuable or important.
    The looting of archaeological ruins affects our cultural heritage.
    El saqueo de las ruinas arqueológicas afecta nuestro patrimonio cultural.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'sacculus', which means 'bag', related to the meaning of stealing.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    armed robbery
    Violent theft carried out with weapons.
    saqueo a mano armada
    shop looting
    Collective theft in stores, often in situations of social disorder.
    saqueo de tiendas
    historical looting
    Theft of cultural or artistic goods during wartime conflicts.
    saqueo histórico

    Related Words

    to loot
    To perform the act of looting.
    saquear
    pillage
    English synonym meaning to steal or dispossess.
    pillage
    to dispossess
    To take from someone something they possess.
    despojar

    Slang Meanings

    Action of taking things from a place in the context of a party or social event.
    They did a drink loot at the party.
    Hicieron un saqueo de bebidas en la fiesta.
    Looting in the context of taking advantage of an extreme offer or discount.
    It was a looting of discounts on Black Friday.
    Fue un saqueo de descuentos en el Black Friday.