rapiña

See also: rapina and rapiñá

Spanish

Etymology

From older 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)

  1. rapine, pillage

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/158436269/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-MI-RI-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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