engarrafamento
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]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)
- Synonym: congestionamento