estafeta

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian staffetta.

Pronunciation

Noun

estafeta f (plural estafetes)

  1. courier

Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эстафета (estafeta), from French estafette (relay race).

Noun

estafeta

  1. relay race

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • estafeta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧ta‧fe‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian staffetta (courier).

Noun

estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas)

  1. delivery person
    1. courier (person who delivers messages)
      Synonym: mensageiro
  2. (Portugal, sports) relay, relay race

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estafeta

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

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian staffetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estaˈfeta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: es‧ta‧fe‧ta

Noun

estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas)

  1. (Latin America) courier

Further reading