Gambiarra
a brazilian expression. it basically means to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material.
english equivalents would include “mcgyverism”, “kludge”,”quick fix”, “alternative engineering”, “workaround”, and so on.
1)
person 1: i fixed the shower, go take a look at it!
person 2: what’s with all those wires? thats one h-ll of a gambiarra you did!
person 1: hey, at least it works!… kinda.
2)
person 1: thank goodness you made the car work again! have you made a gambiarra?
person 2: i prefer to call it ‘alternative engineering’
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