estaferm

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stafermo, literally "stand firm".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.təˈfɛrm]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.taˈfeɾm]

Noun

estaferm m (plural estaferms)

1. quintain (jousting target)
2. (figurative) dolt

Further reading

• “estaferm”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007