desenrascanço

Etymology
From, from + , from.

Noun

 * 1)  disentanglement removal of complications or confusion
 * 2)  hack, improvised solution; a “MacGyverism”
 * 3)  the ability to find improvised solutions to problems
 * 4) * originally 2001, Jorge Candeias, Os Pés e a Cabeça ISBN 989-8072-18-0, Lulu.com, page 30:
 * "pt"
 * 1) * originally 2001, Jorge Candeias, Os Pés e a Cabeça ISBN 989-8072-18-0, Lulu.com, page 30:
 * "pt"

- O culpado é o ser português com todo o desenrascanço inerente a essa condição.

Usage notes
Some Portuguese people regard desenrascanço as a key Portuguese virtue and a living part of their culture.