Meaning
gadget, contraption
- A small, complicated, or unfamiliar device or gadget
- An object whose name one does not know or cannot recall; thingamajig
In a sentence
A che cosa serve questo strano aggeggio?
What is this strange gadget for?
Mio nonno ha comprato un aggeggio per tagliare le verdure.
My grandfather bought a contraption to slice vegetables.
Non so usare tutti questi aggeggi elettronici moderni.
I don't know how to use all these modern electronic gadgets.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aggeggio | masculine · singular |
| aggeggi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: typical of conversational speech when the exact name is forgotten.
- Plural is aggeggi.