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bottino

loot

noun bot-TEE-noh Rare

Also means

haul

Usage Note

Bottino refers to the goods seized in a robbery, war, or raid — the loot or haul. In sports journalism it is used figuratively for a team's points tally or match result (portare a casa un buon bottino = 'to bring home a good haul of points'). The plural is regular: i bottini.

Examples

"I ladri hanno nascosto il bottino nel bosco."

Natural Translation

The thieves hid the loot in the woods.

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