embargo
English
/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/, /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/
noun
Definitions
- 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
Derived from Spanish, Castilian embargar (arrest) derived from Latin *barra.
Origin
Latin
*barra
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bat-embargo English
- counterembargo English
- preembargo English
- *barra Latin
- *imbarricāre Latin
- barra Italian
- barra Spanish, Castilian
- desembargar Spanish, Castilian
- embargar Spanish, Castilian
- barra Portuguese
- barre Old French
- barriere Old French
- barra Catalan, Valencian
- *bara Frankish
- *barros Gaulish