estorbo

See also: estorbó

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese estorvo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation from estorbar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɔɾbo/ [es̺ˈt̪ɔɾ.β̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔɾbo
  • Hyphenation: es‧tor‧bo

Noun

estorbo m (plural estorbos)

  1. obstacle, hindrance
  2. nuisance
    Synonym: torgallo

References

Etymology 2

Verb

estorbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estorbar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtoɾbo/ [esˈt̪oɾ.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -oɾbo
  • Syllabification: es‧tor‧bo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estorbar.

Noun

estorbo m (plural estorbos)

  1. obstacle
    Synonym: obstáculo
  2. nuisance
    Synonym: inconveniente
  3. impediment
    Synonym: impedimento

Etymology 2

Verb

estorbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estorbar

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estorbo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈtoɾbo/ [ʔɛsˈt̪oɾ.bo], /ʔisˈtoɾbo/ [ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ.bo], (colloquial) /ˈstoɾbo/ [ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ.bo]
  • Rhymes: -oɾbo
  • Syllabification: es‧tor‧bo

Noun

estorbo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. hindrance; obstacle
    Synonyms: sagabal, hadlang, gambala
  2. nuisance
    Synonyms: panggulo, pambuwisit, abala, (pseudo-Hispanism) distorbo

Derived terms

  • estorbohan
  • estorbohin
  • kaestorbohan
  • maestorbo
  • maestorbohan
  • mang-estorbo
  • pagkaestorbo

Further reading

  • estorbo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018