estoc

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French estoc.

Pronunciation

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

  1. rapier

Further reading


French

Etymology

From Middle French estoc (sword), from Old French estoc (the point of a sword, rapier), deverbal of Old French estoquer, estochier (to stab, thrust), from Middle Dutch stoken (to thrust, poke) or Middle High German stoken (to stab, pierce), both from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (to be stiff, push, thrust), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (to beat, thrust, push). More at stoke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɔk/
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Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

  1. (type of) sword, rapier

Further reading

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