estambre

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɐ̃.bɾi/, /esˈtɐ̃.bɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɐ̃.bɾi/, /esˈtɐ̃.bɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɐ̃.bɾi/, /eʃˈtɐ̃.bɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɐ̃.bɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɐ̃.bɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: es‧tam‧bre

Noun

estambre m (plural estambres)

1. worsted (fine smooth wool fabric)

   Synonyms: lã penteada, lã cardada

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stāminem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtambɾe/ [esˈt̪ãm.bɾe]
• Rhymes: -ambɾe
• Syllabification: es‧tam‧bre

Noun

estambre m (plural estambres)

1. (botany) stamen
2. a type of yarn

Derived terms

• estambre de la vida

Further reading

• “estambre”, 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