apparato
apparatus
noun ahp-pah-RAH-toh Less Common
Origin: From Latin apparatus, a preparation or equipment.
Also means
system
Usage Note
Apparato (m.) covers both a physical apparatus or device and a bureaucratic or political machinery — l'apparato statale (the state apparatus), l'apparato digerente (the digestive system). In anatomy it groups organ systems, making it essential medical vocabulary.
Examples
"L'apparato burocratico è molto complesso."
Natural Translation
The bureaucratic apparatus is very complex.
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