estopa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη (stúppē). Compare Spanish estopa and French étoupe.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧to‧pa

Noun

estopa m (plural estopas)

  1. tow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)
  2. (nautical) oakum (fibrous caulking material)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish estopa, from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη (stúppē).

Noun

estopa f (plural estopas)

  1. tow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)
  2. (nautical) oakum (fibrous caulking material)
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