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