engarrafamento
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom engarrafar (“to bottle”) + -mento.
Pronunciation
edit- (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]
Noun
editengarrafamento m (plural engarrafamentos)
- the act of putting liquid in a bottle
- traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow)
- Synonym: congestionamento