estopa
Spanish, noun/esˈtopa/
estopa is spelled E-S-T-O-P-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estopa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Filamentos gruesos y toscos de la fibra vegetal, en particular el cáñamo, que se separan al cardar”.
What does estopa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)
- 2
feminineoakum (fibrous caulking material)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Filamentos gruesos y toscos de la fibra vegetal, en particular el cáñamo, que se separan al cardar. 2. Tela que se hace de éstos. 3. Fibras viejas de jarcias en desuso, que se emplean impregnadas de resina o brea para calafatear.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of estopa
- estopas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estopa?
- /esˈtopa/
- [esˈt̪o.pa]
- [esˈt̪opa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estopa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estopa in Spanish?
estopa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).