engarrafamento

Portuguese

engarrafamento

Etymology

From engarrafar (“to bottle”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ẽ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.tu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ĩ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ẽ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.tu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ĩ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ẽ.ɡa.χa.faˈmẽ.tu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.tu/ [ĩ.ɡa.χa.faˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.to/ [ẽ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.to], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ʁa.faˈmẽ.to/ [ĩ.ɡa.ha.faˈmẽ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.ʁɐ.fɐˈmẽ.tu/

Noun

engarrafamento m (plural engarrafamentos)

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

   Synonym: congestionamento