engarrafamento

Portuguese

engarrafamento

Etymology

From engarrafar (“to bottle”) +‎ -mento, from en- +‎ garrafa (“bottle”) +‎ -ar, from Arabic.

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.ɡa.ˌha.fa.ˈmẽ.to/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.ʁɐ.fɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

Noun

engarrafamento m (plural engarrafamentos)

the act of putting liquid in a bottle
traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow)

Synonyms

(traffic jam): congestionamento

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