Belarusian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Spanish embargo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛmˈbarɣa]
  • Rhymes: -arɣa
  • Hyphenation: эм‧бар‧га

Noun

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эмба́рга (embárhan inan (indeclinable)

  1. (economics) embargo (prohibition by the state authority on the import or export of goods or valuables abroad)
  2. (economics) embargo (detention of ships and cargo belonging to another state due to political complications)

References

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  • эмбарга”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • эмбарга” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org