What does despojo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word despojo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use despojo in Spanish.

The word despojo in Spanish means loot, plunder, residue, waste product, waste, removal, strip, relinquish, get undressed, strip of, dispossession proceedings, human waste, wreck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word despojo

loot, plunder

nombre masculino (botín de guerra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tomaron el despojo y lo repartieron entre los soldados.
They took the loot and shared it among the soldiers.

residue, waste product, waste

nombre masculino (residuo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aserrín es el despojo de la madera trabajada.
Sawdust is a residue of carpentry.

removal

nombre masculino (acto de quitar, despojar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hicieron el despojo para restituir las tierras.
The removal was carried out in order to restore the land.

strip

(persona: privar de algo) (power, title)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo despojaron de su investidura presidencial.
They stripped him of his presidential powers.

relinquish

(desposeerse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se despojó de todas sus posesiones materiales para vivir como monje.
He relinquished all of his worldly goods in order to live like a monk.

get undressed

verbo pronominal (desnudarse)

Se despojó para bañarse.
He got undressed to bathe.

strip of

verbo transitivo (cosa: quitar) (leave [sth] bare)

Despojaron al árbol de todas sus hojas.
They stripped the tree of all its leaves.

dispossession proceedings

locución nominal femenina (sacar de propiedad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human waste, wreck

locución nominal masculina (miserable, desgraciado) (colloquial: undesired)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean Valjean salió del presidio convertido en un despojo humano.
Jean Valjean had become a wreck when we came out of prison.

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