apetrecho
Portuguese, noun/a.peˈtɾe.ʃu/
apetrecho is spelled A-P-E-T-R-E-C-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apetrecho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gadget” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “utensílio, intrumento utilizado numa arte ou ofício”.
What does apetrecho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegadget
- 2
masculineappurtenance (equipment for some specific task)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. utensílio, intrumento utilizado numa arte ou ofício
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apetrecho
- apetrechos plural
- petrecho alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apetrecho?
- Brazil /a.peˈtɾe.ʃu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɨˈtɾɐ(j).ʃu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɨˈtɾet.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apetrecho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apetrecho in Portuguese?
apetrecho appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).