Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French estophe, estoffe (compare modern French étoffe), from estoffer, from Frankish *stopfôn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔffa
  • Hyphenation: stòf‧fa
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Noun

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stoffa f (plural stoffe)

  1. cloth, material, fabric
    Synonyms: tessuto, tela
  2. (figurative, informal) stuff, makings
    Synonym: capacità

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • stoffa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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stoffa n

  1. definite plural of stoff

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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stoffa n

  1. definite plural of stoff

Romansch

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Etymology

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Noun

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stoffa f (plural stoffas)

  1. (textiles, Puter, Vallader) material, textile, canvas

Synonyms

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  • (Rumantsch Grischun) taila