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Stage 1 of 3
embargar
Spanish · medieval
"to seize, restrain"
meaning "to seize" or "to restrain"
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Stage 2 of 3
embargo
Spanish · 1500s
"a trade restriction"
came to mean an official order restraining trade
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Stage 3 of 3
embargo
English · 1600s
"an official ban on trade"
adopted directly from Spanish
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