estancar
Meaning
- (transitive) to hold up, block, halt
- (transitive) to grant a monopoly on
- (reflexive) to stagnate
- (reflexive) to grind to a halt, come to a standstill
Synonyms
estroncar
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əs.təŋˈka]
Etymology
Possibly from a Late Latin *stancāre, derived by metathesis from stagnō, or from a Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, from stāns (“standing”).
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