estanco
Portuguese, noun/isˈtɐ̃.ku/
estanco is spelled E-S-T-A-N-C-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese, the 227,016th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estanco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a business where tobacco is sold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of estancar.
What does estanco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
emptied, unladen
noun
- 1
masculinea business where tobacco is sold
- 2
masculinemonopoly given by the State
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of estancar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of estanco
- estanca feminine
- estancos masculine plural
- estancas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estanco?
- Brazil /isˈtɐ̃.ku/
- Brazil /esˈtɐ̃.ku/
- /iʃˈtɐ̃.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is estanco in Portuguese?
estanco appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).