estol

See also: eSTOL

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin stolus, a borrowing of Ancient Greek στόλος (stólos, “fleet”). Compare Italian stuolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [əsˈto̞l]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [əsˈtɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [esˈtɔl]

Noun

estol m (plural estols)

1. group, herd

   Synonym: colla

2. (nautical) fleet

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “estol”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “estol”, 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
• “estol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• stall

Etymology

Adapted borrowing from English stall.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔw/ [isˈtɔʊ̯], /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɔw/ [isˈtɔʊ̯], /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɔw/ [iʃˈtɔʊ̯], /eʃˈtɔw/ [eʃˈtɔʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɔw/ [esˈtɔʊ̯]

Noun

estol m (plural estóis)

1. (aeronautics) stall (loss of lift)

Derived terms

• estolar

Further reading

• “estol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “estol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan estol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtol/ [esˈt̪ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: es‧tol

Noun

estol m (plural estoles)

1. (uncommon) accompaniment

   Synonyms: acompañamiento, comitiva

Further reading

• “estol”, 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