engorgement

== English == === Etymology === From engorge +‎ -ment. === Noun === engorgement (countable and uncountable, plural engorgements) The act of swallowing greedily. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From engorger (“to clog”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃/ === Noun === engorgement m (plural engorgements) clogging engorgement === Further reading === “engorgement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012