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cargamento

cargo, shipment

noun kahr-gah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

load

Usage Note

Cargamento refers to the full load or cargo carried by a ship, truck, or plane. The related verb is cargar and the noun carga covers both the act of loading and the load itself, while cargamento specifically emphasises the goods being transported. In informal speech, carga often suffices.

Examples

"El barco llevaba un cargamento de cereales."

Natural Translation

The ship was carrying a cargo of cereals.

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