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]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/

Hyphenation: gam‧bi‧ar‧ra

Noun

gambiarra f (plural gambiarras)

MacGyverism, workaround

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