Polyglot Dictionary

pilhar

/piˈʎaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
pilho
preterite (eu)
pilhei
past participle
pilhado

Meaning

  1. to loot

    • Pilharam a cidade.

      They looted the city.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

saquear

pilhar and saquear are close synonyms for "to loot," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

plündern

plündern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to loot."

Spanish

saquear

saquear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to loot."

Practice

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