It is an Anglo Indian word from the Hindi dialect 'Lut' meaning stolen property
The word "loot" is actually a Hindi wordwhich means the same
loot - noun: The pirate put the loot in a wooden box and buried it. loot - verb: The invaders looted and killed then burned the village to the ground.
booty, fortune, wealth
harass, despoil, ravage, loot
There are 2 syllables in baggage:bag/gage
The word "loot" comes from the Hindi word "lut," which means "goods obtained by theft or plunder." It was adopted into the English language during the colonial period in India.
The word "loot" is actually a Hindi wordwhich means the same
lute
A homophone for the word "loot" is "lute."
The Sanskrit word for loot is "malam" (मालं).
Loot, as in the verb, 'We went to loot the abandoned house' is an example.
loot - noun: The pirate put the loot in a wooden box and buried it. loot - verb: The invaders looted and killed then burned the village to the ground.
Lute
Synonyms are loot, treasure, spoils, plunder, or the pirate term booty.
loot
Loot, steal, pillage.
swag