noun, feminine/raˈpiɲa/plural: rapiñas
rapine, pillage
Synonyms: saqueo, pillaje, expoliación
Related: ave de rapiña, pájaro de rapiña
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.