estancar

Meaning

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

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”).