aparato

device

noun ah-pah-RAH-toh Less Common

Origin: From Latin apparatus, preparation, equipment.

Also means

apparatus, machine

Usage Note

Aparato is a broad, everyday word for any mechanical or electronic device (aparato de televisión, television set; aparato digestivo, digestive system). It can also mean pomp or ostentation (sin aparato, without fuss). In aviation, aparato colloquially means an aircraft. The diminutive aparatito and augmentative aparatoso ('showy, spectacular') are common.

Examples

"Este aparato mide la temperatura del agua."

Natural Translation

This device measures the water temperature.

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