estofar

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.tuˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.toˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.toˈfaɾ]

From estofa +‎ -ar, if not directly from Old French estoffer (“to decorate”).

estofar (first-person singular present estofo, first-person singular preterite estofí, past participle estofat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/(transitive)

1. (art) to apply gesso to wood before gilding
2. (art) to apply tempura to gilding to create the appearance of brocaded fabric

• estofat

Inherited from Old Catalan estubar (“to steam”), from Vulgar Latin *extūpare. Perhaps influenced in form by Italian stufare.

estofar (first-person singular present estofo, first-person singular preterite estofí, past participle estofat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to stew

• estofat

• “estofar”, 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

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estofar

1. to choke (prevent breathing)

From estofo +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: es‧to‧far
• Homophone: (Portugal) estufar

estofar (first-person singular present estofo, first-person singular preterite estofei, past participle estofado)

1. (transitive) to upholster

• “estofar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “estofar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “estofar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “estofar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From estofa +‎ -ar. The cooking sense is derived from estufar.

• IPA^(key): /estoˈfaɾ/ [es.t̪oˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧to‧far

estofar (first-person singular present estofo, first-person singular preterite estofé, past participle estofado)

1. (cooking, transitive) to stew
2. (transitive) to quilt, to pad, to cord
3. (transitive) to incise, to scratch (a paint layer)
4. (transitive) to paint on burnished gold using tempera
5. (transitive) to apply gesso
6. (transitive) to polychrome

• “estofar”, 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