despojo
Spanish, noun
despojo is spelled D-E-S-P-O-J-O (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despojo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pillage, plunder (action), despoliation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of despojar. With an accent, despojó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of despojar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de despojar”.
What does despojo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepillage, plunder (action), despoliation
- 2
masculinescourge
- 3
masculineremains
- 4
masculineloot, plunder, spoils
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of despojar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of despojar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de despojar. 2. Presa, botín del vencedor. 3. Vientre, asadura, cabeza y manos de las reses que se matan para el abasto público. 4. Alones, molleja, patas, pescuezo y cabeza de las aves muertas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of despojo
- despojos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to despojo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despojo in Spanish?
despojo appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).