gambiarra

Portuguese

Etymology

From gâmbia (“leg”) +‎ -arra.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃.bɪˈa.hɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃.bɪˈa.χɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁa/ [ɡɐ̃.bɪˈa.ha], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁa/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ha]

  • Hyphenation: gam‧bi‧ar‧ra

Noun

gambiarra f (plural gambiarras)

  1. MacGyverism, workaround

Further reading

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