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From a Vulgar Latin root *asstuppāre, from ad- + *stuppāre, from Latin stuppa. Compare Aromanian astup, astupari, Albanian shtupoj; cf. also Sicilian stuppari, attuppari, Venetian stupar, Romansh stuppar, Italian stoppare, French étouper, Old Spanish estopar.

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  • IPA(key): /as.tuˈpa/
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Verb edit

a astupa (third-person singular present astupă, past participle astupat) 1st conj.

  1. to stop, close a cover, obstruct, seal, cork, stop up, plug, plug up

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