gargalo
Portuguese, noun/ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/
gargalo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bottleneck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte superior e estreita da garrafa ou de outra vasilha”.
What does gargalo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebottleneck
- 2
masculinethe part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome
- 3
masculinethroat (of a bottle etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte superior e estreita da garrafa ou de outra vasilha 2. componente que limita o desempenho ou a capacidade de todo um sistema
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gargalo
- gargalos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gargalo?
- Brazil /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/
- Brazil [ɡaɦˈɡa.lu]
- /ɡaɾˈɡa.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gargalo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gargalo in Portuguese?
gargalo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).