estancar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to hold up, block, halt
  2. (transitive) to grant a monopoly on
  3. (reflexive) to stagnate
  4. (reflexive) to grind to a halt, come to a standstill

Synonyms

estroncar

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”).

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes