Embargos

/ɪmˈbɑːɡoʊz/ noun

Definition

An alternate plural form of embargo (less common than embargoes in modern English).

Etymology

From Spanish 'embargo' with English pluralization using '-os' instead of '-oes'. This represents an older or alternative English borrowing convention where Spanish plurals were sometimes retained rather than anglicized.

Kelly Says

English plurals are wonderfully messy—'embargo' can become both 'embargoes' and 'embargos,' and both are technically correct, reflecting the messy reality that English borrowed this word and never fully settled on one plural form.

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