botín

/boˈtin/ · B2 · noun · m

loot

💰 sounds like boot-in: pirates boot it in the chest, the loot

Botín sounds like boot-in. Think of loot being stuffed in a chest with a boot-in shove. It's the haul or swag taken by thieves, soldiers or pirates. Also means ankle boot in Spanish, from the same root as bote (a container).

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