How to pronounce embargo

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What embargo means

noun

An official ban on trade with another country

In a sentence: During the embargo, the two countries stopped buying each other's goods.

Where it comes from: It comes from a Spanish word meaning "to seize" or "to hold back," which goes back to a Latin word for "bar."

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