Catalan

Verb

estaca

1. third-person singular present indicative form of estacar
2. second-person singular imperative form of estacar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese estaca, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 ‎(staka), from Proto-Germanic *stakô ‎(“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.

Cognate with Galician estaca, Spanish estaca, Catalan estaca, Occitan estaca, Old French estaque and English stake.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈta.kɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈta.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧ta‧ca
• Rhymes: -aka

Noun

estaca f (plural estacas)

1. stake (pointed piece of wood)
2. (agriculture) cutting (piece of a branch removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant)

Derived terms

• estacar
• estaquia

Related terms

• staccato

Spanish

Noun

estaca f ‎(plural estacas)

1. stake
2. tent peg

Related terms

• estacar

Verb

estaca

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of estacar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of estacar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of estacar.