estiba

See also: estibá

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estibar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [əsˈti.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈti.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈti.ba]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [esˈti.βa]

Noun

estiba f (plural estibes)

1. stowage (the act of stowing and the things which are stowed)
2. stack, heap, pile

   Synonyms: badiguer, pila

Further reading

• “estiba”, 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

Etymology 2

Verb

estiba

1. inflection of estibar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Noun

estiba f (plural estibas)

1. loading (onto ships)

Verb

estiba

1. inflection of estibar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “estiba”, 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