engenhoca
Portuguese, noun/ẽ.ʒẽˈɲɔ.kɐ/
engenhoca is spelled E-N-G-E-N-H-O-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,715th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engenhoca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gadget (any device or machine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “máquina ou dispositivo improvisado ou em condições precárias”.
What does engenhoca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegadget (any device or machine)
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculineskilled, ingenious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. máquina ou dispositivo improvisado ou em condições precárias 2. aparelho rudimentar de fácil invenção 3. pequeno engenho destinado à fabricação de rapadura e cachaça 4. arapuca, artimanha
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 engenhoca
- engenhocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engenhoca?
- Brazil /ẽ.ʒẽˈɲɔ.kɐ/
- Brazil [ẽ.ʒẽˈj̃ɔ.kɐ]
- Brazil /ĩ.ʒẽˈɲɔ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to engenhoca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is engenhoca in Portuguese?
engenhoca appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).