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buried booty

buried booty

8.8
Valuable things like gold or coins hidden under the ground, often by pirates
  • noun
translation icon : tesoro enterrado
  • According to the legend, a chest of buried booty lies beneath the old oak tree.

Examples

  • The pirates searched the island for the legendary buried booty.

  • Many adventurers dream of discovering buried booty on deserted beaches.

  • They discovered a buried booty on the island.

  • The treasure map led them to buried booty.

  • According to the legend, a chest of buried booty lies beneath the old oak tree.

  • Many adventurers dream of discovering buried booty on deserted beaches.

  • The pirates searched the island for the legendary buried booty.

Synonyms

booty
vsburied booty
180 7.7

Valuable things or money taken illegally, often during a raid

is about valuables hidden underground rather than goods taken by force
buried treasure
vsburied booty
14 3.6

Valuable things hidden underground, like gold or jewels

adds pirate or secret hoard context to that underground hiding
lost treasure
vsburied booty
5 3.9

Valuable things like money or jewels that were hidden long ago

focuses on items hidden underground rather than those simply misplaced
hidden treasure
vsburied booty
4 3.5

Valuable things that someone keeps out of sight so others cannot find them easily

refers to items placed underground rather than generally concealed
hidden booty
vsburied booty
7.9

Treasure or valuable objects kept in a secret place

emphasizes that valuables are placed underground rather than merely concealed

Surface Forms

buried booty singular
buried booties plural

Morphology

buried + booty

The meaning 'treasure hidden underground' is directly compositional from 'buried' (covered with earth) and 'booty' (valuables/plunder). This is a common and cross-linguistic noun + adjective construction (e.g., 'buried treasure') so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase's meaning.

Etymology

Buried booty comes from pirate stories where sailors dug holes and hid chests of gold and jewels in the ground. The words buried and booty give a clear picture of something 'hidden' under the earth, so the phrase means 'hidden treasure'.