apetrecho
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- petrecho (obsolete)
Etymology
From a- + petrecho. Cognate with Spanish pertrecho.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.peˈtɾe.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.peˈtɾe.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɨˈtɾɐ(j).ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɨˈtɾe.t͡ʃu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɨˈtɾe.ʃu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɨˈtɾe.ʃu/
- Hyphenation: a‧pe‧tre‧cho
Noun
apetrecho m (plural apetrechos)
- gadget
- Synonym: engenhoca
- (usually in the plural) appurtenance (equipment for some specific task)