Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French estaple (marketplace).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsta.pu.la/
  • Rhymes: -apula
  • Hyphenation: stà‧pu‧la

Noun

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stapula f (plural stapule)

  1. (historical) a marketplace where goods had to be brought before being able to be sold elsewhere

Further reading

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  • stapula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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