estufa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estufa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈstuːfə/
  • Rhymes: -uːfə

Noun

estufa (plural estufas)

  1. A room in a Pueblo Indian house.

Anagrams

Portuguese
estufa

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtu.fɐ/, /esˈtu.fɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtu.fɐ/, /eʃˈtu.fɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtu.fa/

  • 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

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. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “estufa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stufa, from stufare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esˈtufa/ [esˈt̪u.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ufa
  • Syllabification: es‧tu‧fa

Noun

estufa f (plural estufas)

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

Further reading
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