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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian staffetta.
Pronunciation
Noun
estafeta f (plural estafetes)
- courier
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian эстафета (estafeta), from French estafette (“relay race”).
Noun
estafeta
- 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)
- delivery person
- courier (person who delivers messages)
- Synonym: mensageiro
- (Portugal, sports) relay, relay race
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
estafeta
- inflection of estafetar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “estafeta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “estafeta”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “estafeta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “estafeta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “estafeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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)
- (Latin America) courier
Further reading