estanco
Spanish, noun
estanco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “prohibition over free sale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of estancar. With an accent, estancó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of estancar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar donde se vende el tabaco”.
What does estanco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
closed, sealed, watertight, airtight
noun
- 1
masculineprohibition over free sale
- 2
Spainmasculineshop or commercial outlet where controlled items, especially cigarettes, are sold
- 3
masculinetobacconist
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of estancar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of estancar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un recipiente: que está bien sellado, de forma que no entran ni salen sustancias.
noun: 1. Lugar donde se vende el tabaco. 2. Lugar o sitio sin fugas.
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 estanco
- estanca feminine
- estancos masculine plural
- estancas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to estanco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estanco in Spanish?
estanco 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).