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embargo

Pronunciation: /ˌɛmˈbɑr.ɣoː/

“embargo” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. embargo (order prohibiting ships from leaving port)
  2. embargo (ban on trade with another country)
  3. embargo (temporary ban or restriction on making certain information public)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embargo or French embargo (itself from Spanish), from Spanish embargar (“to arrest”).

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