stoppare

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English stop + -are.

Verb

stoppare

  1. (transitive) to stop, block
  2. (transitive, soccer) to stop, trap
  3. (transitive, basketball) to block a shot
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From stoppa or from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre, from Latin stuppa. Compare Venetian stupar, Sicilian stuppari, Romansh stuppar, French étouper, Old Spanish estopar, Romanian astupa.

Verb

stoppare

  1. (transitive) to plug with stow
  2. (transitive) to secure
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