butin

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

butin

from the Middle High German fro bute (bute), see beute ("prey") in modern German; given the Swedish byte ("booty"), the word may have entered French through maritime trade relations with the Hanseatic League.

Definitions

Synonym

picorée

Plural

butins

Translations

  • germangerman:Kriegsbeute
  • englishenglish:booty
  • danishdanish:erhverv
  • spanishspanish:botín
  • greekgreek:αρπαχτή
  • italianitalian:guadagno
  • dutchdutch:prooi
  • portugueseportuguese:presa
  • russianrussian:добыча
  • swedishswedish:förvärv

See also

butiner (v.) butinier (cn.) butineuse (adj.) butineur (cn.) butineur (adj.) butinement (cn.)