estafa

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See also: estafá

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish estafa.

Noun

estafa (plural estafas)

  1. (Philippines) fraud, con

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estafar.

Pronunciation

Noun

estafa f (plural estafes)

  1. scam, con

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

estafa

  1. inflection of estafar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

estafa

  1. inflection of estafar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtafa/
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Syllabification: es‧ta‧fa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estafar, from Italian.

Noun

estafa f (plural estafas)

  1. scam, fraud, racket
    Synonyms: fraude, timo, engaño, engañifa
  2. (colloquial) rip-off
    Synonyms: sablazo, pufo, garrotazo
Derived terms

Verb

estafa

  1. inflection of estafar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian staffa (“stirrup, footrest”).

Noun

estafa f (plural estafas)

  1. (equestrianism) stirrup
    Synonym: estribo

Further reading

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