estaca

Definitions of estaca
  1. noun
    aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
    synonyms: alfilerazo, befa, befo, burla, chufleta, dicterio, escarnio, improperio, insulto, mofa, pulla, rehilete, vareta, vejamen
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    type of:
    provocación
    unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
  2. noun
    a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  3. noun
    a fence made of upright pickets
    synonyms: empalizada, estacada, valla
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    type of:
    cerca, cercado, estacada
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area
  4. noun
    instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
  5. noun
    informal terms for the leg
    synonyms: clavija, espiga, estaquilla, macho
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    type of:
    pierna
    a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
  6. noun
    a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
    synonyms: jalón, palo, poste, puesta
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    types:
    meta
    the post at the end of a racecourse
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