estrofa

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ɔfa
• Hyphenation: es‧tro‧fa

Noun

estrofa f (plural estrofes)

1. stanza, verse, strophe

Further reading

• “estrofa”, 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
• “estrofa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “estrofa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “estrofa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Alternative forms

• estrofe (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾɔfa/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾɔ.fɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔfa
• Hyphenation: es‧tro‧fa

Noun

estrofa f (plural estrofas)

1. stanza
2. strophe

Derived terms

• estrófico

Further reading

• “estrofa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾofa/ [esˈt̪ɾo.fa]
• Rhymes: -ofa
• Syllabification: es‧tro‧fa

Noun

estrofa f (plural estrofas)

1. stanza
2. strophe

Derived terms

• estrófico

Related terms

• antistrofa

Further reading

• “estrofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025