أستيكة

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

A Cairene distortion of مستيكة (mastīka) valid for other Egyptian Arabic dialects now displaced by Cairene, colloquial byform of Arabic Standard مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, mastic), then extended by French élastique and its descendant Ottoman Turkish الاستیق (elastik, elastık), لاستیق (lastik, lastık, caoutchouc, rubber).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtiːka/

Noun

أستيكة • (astīka) f (plural أساتيك (asatīk))

  1. chewing gum
    Synonym: لبان (libān)
  2. rubber to erase writing
  3. squeegee for printing etc.
  4. rubber bowl such as used by a barber

Etymology 2

From Italian stecca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtiːka/

Noun

أستيكة • (astīka) f (plural أستيكات (astīkāt))

  1. stick, cue

References

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