engavetamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From engavetar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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/
    • (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)