estancar

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive) to staunch (to stop the loss of blood)
2. to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of water

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[estaŋˈkaɾ]

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine spagnolo: -

Affine catalano: estancar

Affine francese antico: estanchier

In summary

Uncertain, compare Spanish, Catalan estancar and Old French estanchier.