estaca

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) stake (pointed piece of wood)
2. (feminine) cutting (piece of a branch removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of estacar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of estacar:

estacar

1. (transitive) to stake (fasten, support, or defend with stakes)
2. (transitive) to stop or interrupt suddenly

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Concepts

stake

pole

staff

post

spar

stave

cane

baton

cuttings

bar

shaft

rod

handle

stanchion

stick

stilt

pale

microcuttings

beanpole

club

fishing rod

paling

peg

picket

prop

spike

stipe

strut

upright

standard

Synonyms

poste

vara

mourão

haste

mastro

cana

percha

pau

bastão

bengala

bordão

cacete

tanchão

microestaca

Translations

paal

Pfahl

pal

estaca

staak

estaca

poteau

pijp

spijl

roede

pieu

baar

schacht

stang

Pflock

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈta.kɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: estaque

Cognate with English: stake

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese estaca, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from *(s)teg-.
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and Occitan estaca, Old French estaque and English stake.