Aparato

device / apparatusnoun

Alternative meanings

device
apparatus
equipment
instrument
machine
tool
utensil
gadget

Pronunciation

ah-pah-RAH-toh

Root and affixes

Aparato is a loanword from Spanish aparato. For tool or utensil, galamiton is also used; for modern device, device is heard; for equipment or a set of tools, kasangkapan may be used.

Variants or conjugations

aparato = device / apparatus / equipment
galamiton = tool / instrument / utensil
kasangkapan = apparatus / tool / equipment
device = device, modern loanword
instrumento = instrument
hiramenta = tool
kahimanan = apparatus or equipment, more formal or broad

Related words and expressions

gamit = use / to use
galamiton = tool / utensil
kasangkapan = equipment / apparatus
makina = machine
dispositivo = device
teknolohiya = technology
elektroniko = electronic

Meaning and usage notes

Use aparato for device or apparatus in a general sense. If you mean a hand tool, galamiton or hiramenta may sound better. If you mean modern technology, device is also understood.