What does geringonça in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word geringonça in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use geringonça in Portuguese.

The word geringonça in Portuguese means contraption, contraption, geringonça, engenhoca, geringonça. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word geringonça

contraption

substantivo feminino (objeto mal feito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

contraption

substantivo feminino (objeto velho, obsoleto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

geringonça, engenhoca

noun (machine)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The inventor created a contraption that scrambled eggs and fried bacon.

geringonça

noun (pointless novelty) (figurado, aparelho inútil)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Peter tem uma cozinha repleta de geringonças, mas a maioria faz coisas que você faria mais rápido com uma faca.
Peter has a kitchen full of gadgets, but most of them don't do anything you couldn't do quicker with a knife.

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