estafeta

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian staffetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əs.təˈfɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.təˈfə.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.taˈfe.ta] === Noun === estafeta f (plural estafetes) courier === Further reading === “estafeta”, 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 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian эстафета (estafeta), from French estafette (“relay race”). === Noun === estafeta relay race ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN “estafeta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -etɐ Hyphenation: es‧ta‧fe‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian staffetta (“courier”). ==== Noun ==== estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas) delivery person courier (person who delivers messages) Synonym: mensageiro (Portugal, sports) relay, relay race === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== estafeta inflection of estafetar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “estafeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “estafeta”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “estafeta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “estafeta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “estafeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian staffetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /estaˈfeta/ [es.t̪aˈfe.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: es‧ta‧fe‧ta === Noun === estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas) (Latin America) courier ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “estafeta”, 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