estropajo
Spanish, noun/estɾoˈpaxo/
estropajo is spelled E-S-T-R-O-P-A-J-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estropajo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “scourer, scrubbing brush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Trozo de tela, esponja con una cara áspera o filamentos de esparto o aluminio que se utiliza para fregar”.
What does estropajo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescourer, scrubbing brush
- 2
masculineloofah
- 3
masculinemop
- 4
masculinedishcloth
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trozo de tela, esponja con una cara áspera o filamentos de esparto o aluminio que se utiliza para fregar. 2. Desecho, cosa inútil o despreciable.
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 estropajo
- estropajos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estropajo?
- /estɾoˈpaxo/
- [es.t̪ɾoˈpa.xo]
- [est̪ɾoˈpaxo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estropajo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estropajo in Spanish?
estropajo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).