estopa
Portuguese, noun/isˈtɔ.pɐ/
estopa is spelled E-S-T-O-P-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,181st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estopa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “linho grosso que não passa pelo sedeiro”.
What does estopa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetow (an untwisted bundle of fibers)
- 2
feminineoakum (fibrous caulking material)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. linho grosso que não passa pelo sedeiro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of estopa
- estopas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estopa?
- Brazil /isˈtɔ.pɐ/
- Brazil /esˈtɔ.pɐ/
- /iʃˈtɔ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
estopa appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).