rapiña
See also: rapina and rapiñá
Spanish
Etymology
From older Old Spanish rapina, borrowed from Latin rapīna, from rapiō (cf. also Old Spanish rabir). The -ñ- was due to influence from rapiñar, or possibly from an older Portuguese form.[1]
Noun
rapiña f (plural rapiñas)
- rapine, pillage
Derived terms
- ave de rapiña
Related terms
- rapiñar
- raptar
- rapto
Verb
rapiña
- inflection of rapiñar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “rapiña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014