engenho
English
Etymology
From Portuguese engenho (“machine; sugar mill”), from Old Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium. Doublet of engine.
Noun
engenho (plural engenhos)
- (historical) A sugar mill in colonial Brazil.
Further reading
engenho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʒẽ.ɲu/ [ẽˈʒẽ.j̃u], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʒẽ.ɲu/ [ĩˈʒẽ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʒe.ɲo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʒe.ɲo/
- Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nho
Noun
engenho m (plural engenhos)
- ingenuity (the quality of being ingenious)
- Synonym: engenhosidade
- astuteness (the quality of being astute)
- Synonyms: astúcia, esperteza
- machine (mechanical device)
- (obsolete or historical) factory (industrial facility)
- Synonyms: fábrica, usina
- sugar mill (machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane)
- sugar mill (factory that processes sugar cane)
- Synonym: usina
- (South Brazil) factory that processes yerba maté leaves
Derived terms
- engenhozinho (diminutive)
- engenhoca
Related terms
- engenhador
- engenhar
- engenharia
- engenheiro
- engenhosidade
- engenhoso