engavetamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From engavetar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.ve.taˈmẽ.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.vɨ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.vɨ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.bɨ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/ [ẽ.ɡɐ.βɨ.tɐˈmẽ.tu]

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧ve‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

engavetamento m (plural engavetamentos)

1. pile-up (traffic accident involving many vehicles hitting each other in succession)