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ingorgo

traffic jam

noun een-GOR-goh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

blockage

Usage Note

Ingorgo most commonly refers to a traffic jam (ingorgo stradale or ingorgo del traffico), but it also covers any blockage or clog — a pipe, a drain, or even a bottleneck in a process. The plural is ingorghi. It is the everyday word for gridlock; a total standstill is sometimes reinforced as ingorgo totale.

Examples

"C'era un ingorgo enorme in centro."

Natural Translation

There was a huge traffic jam in the city centre.

Literal Translation

There-was a jam enormous in centre.

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