petrecho

Portuguese

Noun

petrecho m (plural s)

1. Obsolete form of apetrecho.
2. (military, archaic) Materiel.
   • 1816 March 26, Gazeta de Lisboa, number 74, page 3:

     ...a praça se achava sufficientemente fornecida de artilheria, munições e mais petrechos de guerra...

     ...the plaza was well furnished with artillery, munitions and other materiel...

3. (law, chiefly in the plural) Paraphernalia, especially when used in the commission of a crime (e.g., drug paraphernalia, burglar's tools).
4. (fishing, chiefly in the plural) Any apparatus used for fishing or angling; gear, tackle.