embouteillage

French

Etymology

embouteiller +‎ -age

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

embouteillage m (plural embouteillages)

(archaic) bottling
traffic jam, gridlock

Synonyms

(bottling): mise en bouteille
(traffic jam): bouchon

Further reading

“embouteillage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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