gambiarra

Portuguese

Etymology

From gâmbia (“leg”) + -arra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃.biˈa.hɐ], (faster) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃.biˈa.hɐ], (faster) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃.biˈa.χɐ], (faster) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/ [ɡɐ̃ˈbja.χɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/

• Hyphenation: gam‧bi‧ar‧ra

Noun

gambiarra f (plural gambiarras)

1. MacGyverism, workaround

Further reading

• “gambiarra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gambiarra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026