🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

congestionado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon.xes.tjona.ðo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Crowded/ˈkraʊ.dɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El tren estaba congestionado durante la hora pico."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Filled with a large number of people or things.

    "The subway was extremely crowded during rush hour."
  2. 2

    Characterized by a lack of space due to the presence of many people or objects.

    "The crowded market made it difficult to move around."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'crowded' originates from the Middle English term 'crowden', which means to press or throng together. It is derived from the Old English 'crūdan', meaning to push or shove, reflecting the evolution of the term from a physical action to describe a state of being filled with people or things.

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