pilhar

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pilhar

/pi.ˈʎaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do italiano pigliare⁽ⁱᵗ⁾ e este do latim *piliare.

(Morfologia) pilha + -ar.

verb pilhando · pilhado · pilho · pilhas · pilha · pilhamos

saquear, roubar

verb

Trás os Montes empilhar, fazer pilha

In English

catch to capture or snare
loot to plunder
plunder 1. to take all the goods of, by force (as in war) (transitive)
pillage loot or plunder by force
come by to get (trans.)

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@misc{pilhar_2026,
  title = {pilhar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pilhar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}