sellamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From sellar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seʝaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /seʎaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seʃaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seʒaˈmjento/

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: se‧lla‧mien‧to

Noun

sellamiento m (plural sellamientos)

  1. boarding up, closing
    • 2017 September 19, “Cañaveral y La Cumbre se mantienen bajo lupa”, in Vanguardia:
      El despliegue del más reciente operativo se realizó el fin de semana, lo cual dejó como resultado el sellamiento preventivo de dos negocios por vender licor adulterado y de contrabando, así como 58 ‘comparendos’ y 28 motocicletas inmovilizadas por infringir las normas de tránsito.
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  2. sealing