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engenhoca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
  • gadget noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.

Senses

engenhoca is used for these senses in English:

  • contraption A machine that is complicated and precarious.
  • gadget Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.

gadget — full definition

  1. noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
  2. noun A general word for a device or gizmo whose exact name someone can't recall.

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