vado

Definitions of vado
  1. noun
    a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
    synonyms: arbitrio, expediente, medio, recurso, resorte, traza
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    types:
    interino, medida provisional, suplefaltas, tapaboquetes
    something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    improvisación
    an unplanned expedient
    type of:
    manera, medio
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  2. noun
    a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
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    type of:
    agua
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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