# embargo
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

### Noun

embargo (plural embargoes or embargos)
* An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
* A ban on trade with another country.
** 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England.
* A temporary ban on making certain information public.
    This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.
* A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
** 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 44:They were delighted with the idea of their mamma having forgiven Louisa, but sorry, she thought, such a public proof of her pardon necessary as that of giving a party; for the sisters well knew how great an embargo it would lay on the purses of Helen and Georgiana;...

#### Synonyms

* (blocking seaport activity): blockade (often metonymically synonymous)

#### Derived terms

* Bat-embargo
* counterembargo
* embargoist
* preembargo

#### Translations

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### Verb

embargo (third-person singular simple present embargoes, present participle embargoing, simple past and past participle embargoed)
* (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
* (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.
** 2023 July 4, “Introduction of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill”, in Ministry of Trade and Industry‎:Embargoed until after first reading in Parliament

### Anagrams

* Bergamo

## Albanian
### Noun

embargo f
* embargo

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From Spanish embargo.

### Noun

embargo
* embargo.

#### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embargo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛmbarɡo]
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo n
* embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
* embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “embargo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “embargo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɛmˈbɑr.ɣoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo n (plural embargo's, diminutive embargootje n)
* embargo (order prohibiting ships from leaving port)
* embargo (ban on trade with another country)
    Synonym: handelsembargo
* embargo (temporary ban or restriction on making certain information public)

#### Derived terms

* handelsembargo

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: embargo
* → Indonesian: embargo

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [emˈbarɡo]
* Rhymes: -arɡo
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo (accusative singular embargon, plural embargoj, accusative plural embargojn)
* embargo

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Spanish embargo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /emˈb̥ɑrɡ̊o/, [emˈb̥ɑrɡ̊o]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɡo
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo (genitive embargo, partitive embargot)
* embargo (ban on the export or import of goods)
* embargo (order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)

#### Compounds

* relvaembargo

### References

* embargo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “embargo”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish embargo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈembɑrɡo/, [ˈe̞mbɑ̝rɡo̞]
* Rhymes: -embɑrɡo
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo
* embargo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of embargo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
embargoni
embargoni
accusative
nom.
embargoni
embargoni
gen.
embargoni
genitive
embargoni
embargojeni
partitive
embargoani
embargojani
inessive
embargossani
embargoissani
elative
embargostani
embargoistani
illative
embargooni
embargoihini
adessive
embargollani
embargoillani
ablative
embargoltani
embargoiltani
allative
embargolleni
embargoilleni
essive
embargonani
embargoinani
translative
embargokseni
embargoikseni
abessive
embargottani
embargoittani
instructive
comitative
—embargoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
embargosi
embargosi
accusative
nom.
embargosi
embargosi
gen.
embargosi
genitive
embargosi
embargojesi
partitive
embargoasi
embargojasi
inessive
embargossasi
embargoissasi
elative
embargostasi
embargoistasi
illative
embargoosi
embargoihisi
adessive
embargollasi
embargoillasi
ablative
embargoltasi
embargoiltasi
allative
embargollesi
embargoillesi
essive
embargonasi
embargoinasi
translative
embargoksesi
embargoiksesi
abessive
embargottasi
embargoittasi
instructive
comitative
—embargoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
embargomme
embargomme
accusative
nom.
embargomme
embargomme
gen.
embargomme
genitive
embargomme
embargojemme
partitive
embargoamme
embargojamme
inessive
embargossamme
embargoissamme
elative
embargostamme
embargoistamme
illative
embargoomme
embargoihimme
adessive
embargollamme
embargoillamme
ablative
embargoltamme
embargoiltamme
allative
embargollemme
embargoillemme
essive
embargonamme
embargoinamme
translative
embargoksemme
embargoiksemme
abessive
embargottamme
embargoittamme
instructive
comitative
—embargoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
embargonne
embargonne
accusative
nom.
embargonne
embargonne
gen.
embargonne
genitive
embargonne
embargojenne
partitive
embargoanne
embargojanne
inessive
embargossanne
embargoissanne
elative
embargostanne
embargoistanne
illative
embargoonne
embargoihinne
adessive
embargollanne
embargoillanne
ablative
embargoltanne
embargoiltanne
allative
embargollenne
embargoillenne
essive
embargonanne
embargoinanne
translative
embargoksenne
embargoiksenne
abessive
embargottanne
embargoittanne
instructive
comitative
—embargoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
embargonsa
embargonsa
accusative
nom.
embargonsa
embargonsa
gen.
embargonsa
genitive
embargonsa
embargojensa
partitive
embargoaan embargoansa
embargojaan embargojansa
inessive
embargossaan embargossansa
embargoissaan embargoissansa
elative
embargostaan embargostansa
embargoistaan embargoistansa
illative
embargoonsa
embargoihinsa
adessive
embargollaan embargollansa
embargoillaan embargoillansa
ablative
embargoltaan embargoltansa
embargoiltaan embargoiltansa
allative
embargolleen embargollensa
embargoilleen embargoillensa
essive
embargonaan embargonansa
embargoinaan embargoinansa
translative
embargokseen embargoksensa
embargoikseen embargoiksensa
abessive
embargottaan embargottansa
embargoittaan embargoittansa
instructive
comitative
—embargoineen embargoinensa :

### Further reading

* “embargo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.baʁ.ɡo/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)
* embargo

### Further reading

* “embargo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Ido
### Noun

embargo (plural embargi)
* embargo

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛmˈbarɡo]
* Hyphenation: èm‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo (plural embargo-embargo)
* embargo:
** 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.

#### Derived terms

* mengembargo
* pengembargo
* embargo militer
* embargo senjata

### Further reading

* “embargo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /emˈbar.ɡo/
* Rhymes: -arɡo
* Hyphenation: em‧bàr‧go

### Noun

embargo m (plural embarghi)
* embargo

### Anagrams

* Bergamo, gambero

## Latvian
### Noun

embargo m ($^{???}$ please provide the declension type!)
* embargo

## Lithuanian
### Noun

embárgo
* genitive singular of embárgas

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embargo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛmˈbar.ɡɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arɡɔ
* Syllabification: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo n
* embargo (order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
* embargo (ban on trade with another country)
* embargo (temporary ban on making certain information public)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* embargo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* embargo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbaʁ.ɡu/ [ẽˈbaɦ.ɡu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbaʁ.ɡu/ [ĩˈbaɦ.ɡu]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbaʁ.ɡu/ [ẽˈbaɦ.ɡu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbaʁ.ɡu/ [ĩˈbaɦ.ɡu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbaɾ.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbaɾ.ɡu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbaʁ.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbaʁ.ɡu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbaɻ.ɡo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbaɻ.ɡo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽˈbaɾ.ɡu/ [ẽˈbaɾ.ɣu]
* Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

### Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)
* embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
* embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

#### Derived terms

* sem embargo

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French embargo.

### Noun

embargo n (plural embargouri)
* embargo

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈembarɡɔ]

### Noun

embargo n
* embargo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “embargo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /emˈbaɾɡo/ [ẽmˈbaɾ.ɣ̞o]
* Rhymes: -aɾɡo
* Syllabification: em‧bar‧go

### Etymology 1

Deverbal of embargar.

#### Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)
* embargo
* trade embargo
* distraint
* seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods)
* foreclosure
* repossession

##### Derived terms

* sin embargo

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

embargo
* first-person singular present indicative of embargar

### Further reading

* “embargo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

embargo n
* embargo

#### Derived terms

* handelsembargo
* oljeembargo
* vapenembargo

### References

* embargo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* embargo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* embargo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)