atoamento
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. From atoar (“to clog”) + -mento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [atʊ̯aˈmẽntʊ]
Noun
atoamento m (plural atoamentos)
- congestion, jam
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone], Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 10:
- Mentres soportaba o habitual atoamento de tránsito da mañá, non tivo máis remedio que decatarse de que parecía haber un monte de xente vestida de forma rara.
- As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about.
- Synonym: atasco
- numbness, stupefaction
- Synonyms: abraio, apampamento
References
- “atoamento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.