How to Say ‘Traffic jam’ in Spain Spanish
Atasco
a-TAS-koh
[a-TAS-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: atasco is the everyday Spanish word for being stuck in traffic. In Latin America you're more likely to hear trancón or tráfico.
Phrase Breakdown
Atasco
[a-TAS-koh]
traffic jam
Noun for a road blockage of slow or stopped traffic.
Hay mucho atasco hoy.
There's a lot of traffic today.
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