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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stopˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stop‧pà‧re

Etymology 1

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From English stop +‎ -are.

Verb

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stoppàre (first-person singular present stòppo, first-person singular past historic stoppài, past participle stoppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to stop, to block
  2. (transitive, soccer) to stop, to trap
  3. (transitive, basketball) to block a shot
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Etymology 2

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From stoppa +‎ -are or from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre, from Latin stuppa. Compare Venetian stupar, Sicilian stuppari, Romansch stuppar, French étouper, Old Spanish estopar, Romanian astupa.

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stoppàre (first-person singular present stóppo, first-person singular past historic stoppài, past participle stoppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to plug with oakum
  2. (transitive, regional, northern Italy) to stopper, to plug
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