estoupar

Galician

Etymology

Unknown, but compare estourar and estalar. Perhaps a blend of these and a Germanic word related to English stamp.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estowˈpaɾ/

Verb

estoupar (first-person singular present estoupo, first-person singular preterite estoupei, past participle estoupado)

  1. to burst, explode, pop
    Synonyms: estourar, rebentar
  2. to boom, pop; to crack
    Synonyms: estalar, estourar

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estallar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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