estafa
See also: estafá
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Spanish estafa.
Noun
editestafa (plural estafas)
- (Philippines) fraud, con
Catalan
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editestafa f (plural estafes)
Further reading
edit- “estafa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “estafa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “estafa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Etymology 2
editVerb
editestafa
- inflection of estafar:
Portuguese
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editestafa f (plural estafas)
- fatigue, tiredness
- Synonym: fadiga
- 1977, Clarice Lispector, A hora da estrela [The Hour of the Star]:
- Como a nordestina, há milhares de moças espalhadas por cortiços, vagas de cama num quarto, atrás de balcões trabalhando até a estafa.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editestafa
- inflection of estafar:
Further reading
edit- “estafa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “estafa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editDeverbal from estafar, from Italian.
Noun
editestafa f (plural estafas)
- scam, fraud, racket
- (colloquial) rip-off
Derived terms
editVerb
editestafa
- inflection of estafar:
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Italian staffa (“stirrup, footrest”).
Noun
editestafa f (plural estafas)
- (equestrianism) stirrup
- Synonym: estribo
Further reading
edit- “estafa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/afa
- Rhymes:Spanish/afa/3 syllables
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