pillar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to pillage, plunder, loot
2. (colloquial, transitive) to snatch, grab

Concepts

plunder

bewitch

charm

dazzle

delight

kidnap

loot

rob

sack

steal

abduct

thrill

Synonyms

saquejar

embadalir

encantar

arrabassar

rapinyar

robar

encisar

Translations

pillar

ravir

bezaubern

plündern

rauben

verzücken

λεηλατώ

entzücken

depredare

mettere a ferro e fuoco

saccheggiare

razziare

mettere a sacco

harpagare

berauben

Pronounced as (IPA)

[piˈʎa]

Etymology

Borrowed from French: piller

Cognate with Spanish: pillar

In summary

Borrowed from French piller. The sense of "grab" is from Italian pigliare, either via direct borrowing or through the mediation of Spanish pillar.