estojo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • estôjo (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan estug, from Vulgar Latin *studiāre, from Latin studium. Compare Spanish estuche and French étui.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -oʒu
  • Hyphenation: es‧to‧jo

Noun

estojo m (plural estojos)

  1. case, pencil case
  2. box, container
  3. kit
  4. set
  5. chest
  6. (botany, rare) perimedullary region
Derived terms
  • estojar
  • estojaria
  • estojeira
  • estojeiro
  • estojo-de-luneta
  • estojozão
  • estojozinho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɔʒu
  • Hyphenation: es‧to‧jo

Verb

estojo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estojar

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