Similar words
despojo
rapiña implies violent plunder or pillaging, like a "bird of prey"; despojo is more general, spoils or plunder taken, or remains and leftovers.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
rapina
rapina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "plunder."
Practice
1 What does rapiña mean?
plunder
2 Fill the gap: Vive de la ___.
Full sentence: Vive de la rapiña. (It lives by plunder.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches rapiña?
rapiña: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.