engenhoso

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Possibly a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ingeniōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʒẽˈɲo.zu/ [ẽ.ʒẽˈj̃o.zu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʒẽˈɲo.zu/ [ĩ.ʒẽˈj̃o.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʒeˈɲo.zo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʒeˈɲo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nho‧so

Adjective

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engenhoso (feminine engenhosa, masculine plural engenhosos, feminine plural engenhosas, comparable, comparative mais engenhoso, superlative o mais engenhoso or engenhosíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. ingenious (displaying genius or brilliance)
  2. ingenious (tending to invent)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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