ingenio

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See also: ingenió

Latin

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Noun

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ingeniō

  1. dative/ablative singular of ingenium

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈxenjo/ [ĩŋˈxe.njo]
  • Rhymes: -enjo
  • Syllabification: in‧ge‧nio

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin ingenium, replacing native engeño, from Old Spanish engenno.

Noun

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ingenio m (plural ingenios)

  1. genius, wit (faculty to reason and invent quickly)
  2. intuition, creative faculty
  3. skill, cleverness
  4. sense of humor
  5. machine, device
  6. war machine
  7. mill, esp. a sugar mill
  8. instrument used by bookbinders to cut the edge of books
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Catalan: ingeni

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ingenio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ingeniar

Further reading

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