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Portuguese
Etymology
From gâmbia (“leg”) + -arra.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɐ̃.biˈa.ʁa/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐ̃ˈbja.ʁa/
- Hyphenation: gam‧bi‧ar‧ra
Noun
gambiarra f (plural gambiarras)
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