Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From estopa + -im.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ĩ
- Hyphenation: es‧to‧pim
estopim m (plural estopins)
- fuse
- Synonyms: fusível, pavio, mecha, rastilho, torcida
- (figurative) an important event that causes a succession of other events