What does espólio in Portuguese mean?

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

The word espólio in Portuguese means estate, saque, espólio, espólio, despojos de guerra. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word espólio

estate

substantivo masculino (bens de alguém depois da morte) (someone's assets after death)

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

saque

noun (loot)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O pirata escapou com o saque antes que os inimigos pudessem capturá-lo.
The pirate escaped with the booty before his enemies could capture him.

espólio

noun (slang (winnings)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Katie won big on a slot machine; she had to fill in a form before collecting her booty.

espólio

plural noun (loot, rewards of war)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Os soldados levaram os espólios para casa.
The soldiers took their spoils home with them.

despojos de guerra

plural noun (loot: [sth] plundered in a conflict) (saquear: algo saqueado em um conflito)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)

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