estufa

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estufa.

Pronunciation

Noun

estufa (plural estufas)

  1. A room in a Pueblo Indian house.

Anagrams

Portuguese

estufa

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧tu‧fa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian stufa, from stufare.[1][2]

Noun

estufa f (plural estufas)

  1. greenhouse, glasshouse
    As plantas crescem mais rapidamente em estufas.
    Plants grow faster in greenhouses.
    gases com efeito de estufa ― greenhouse gases
  2. hothouse
  3. stove

Etymology 2

Verb

estufa

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

References

  1. ^ “estufa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “estufa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stufa, from stufare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtufa/
  • Rhymes: -ufa
  • Syllabification: es‧tu‧fa

Noun

estufa f (plural estufas)

  1. stove, oven (to heat with)
    Synonyms: fogón, horno

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