embargo

Pronunciation: [ɛmˈbarɡo]

“embargo” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port
a ban on trade with another country
a temporary ban on making certain information public

Etymology

From Dutch embargo, from Spanish embargo or French embargo (itself from Spanish), from Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra.

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