estopa

Senso (Inglese)

1. (feminine) tow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)
2. (feminine) oakum (fibrous caulking material)

Concetti

canovaccio

Traduzioni

oakum

xarpellera

Sachtuch

Sackleinwand

Werg

Sackleinen

Kauder

στυππείο

burlap

gunny

swab

étoupe

sac en jute

toile de jute

gros canevas

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/isˈtɔ.pɐ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da latino: stuppa

Affine spagnolo: estopa

Affine francese: étoupe

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese estopa, from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη (stúppē). Compare Spanish estopa and French étoupe.