estafeta

Meaning

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) delivery person
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) delivery person
3. (Portugal, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) relay, relay race

Verb

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

Concepts

courier

relay

relay race

Synonyms

mensageiro

Translations

سِباق التتابُع

cursa de relleus

Bote

Kurier

σκυταλοδρομία

coursier

messager

relais

🐴

course de relais

corriere

staffetta

cursor

🏃

nuntius

estafette

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.taˈfe.tɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: staffetta

In summary

Borrowed from Italian staffetta (“courier”).