estofa

See also: estofá

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French estoffe, from estoffer (“to decorate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtɔ.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈtɔ.fa]

Noun

estofa f (plural estofes)

1. material
2. quality

Derived terms

• estofar

Further reading

• “estofa”, 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

Etymology 2

Verb

estofa

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• estôfa (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈto.fɐ/, /esˈto.fɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈto.fɐ/, /esˈto.fɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈto.fɐ/, /eʃˈto.fɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈto.fa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -ofɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧to‧fa

Noun

estofa f (plural estofas)

1. alternative form of estofo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔ.fɐ/, /esˈtɔ.fɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔ.fɐ/, /esˈtɔ.fɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɔ.fɐ/, /eʃˈtɔ.fɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɔ.fa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɔ.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔfɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧to‧fa

Verb

estofa

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

Further reading

• “estofa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “estofa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtofa/ [esˈt̪o.fa]
• Rhymes: -ofa
• Syllabification: es‧to‧fa

Etymology 1

From Old French stofe (“stuff, material”).

Noun

estofa f (plural estofas)

1. quilting

Derived terms

• de baja estofa

Etymology 2

Verb

estofa

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

Further reading

• “estofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024