astupa

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astupa

/as.tuˈpa/

Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *asstuppāre, from ad- + *stuppāre, from Latin stuppa. Compare Aromanian astup, astupari, Albanian shtupoj; cf. Sicilian stuppari, attuppari, Venetan stupar, Romansh stuppar, Italian stoppare, French étouper, Old Spanish estopar.

verb a astupa 1st conjugation · astupă · astupat · astupe · a astupa · astupând

to stop, close a cover, obstruct, seal, cork, stop up, plug, plug up

In English

plug to stop with a plug
obstruct To block or fill (a passage)

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@misc{astupa_2026,
  title = {astupa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/astupa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}