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estancar.

to hold up, block, halt

8 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[əs.təŋˈka]Balearic, Central, Northern[es.taŋˈkaɾ]Valencia[es.taŋˈka]Northwestern
  1. to hold up, block, halt

    transitive
  2. to grant a monopoly on

    transitive
  3. to stagnate

    reflexive
  4. to grind to a halt, come to a standstill

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Possibly from a Late Latin *stancāre, derived by metathesis from stagnō, or from a Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, from stāns (“standing”).

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