ingenio
See also: ingenió
Latin
Noun
ingeniō
- dative/ablative singular of ingenium
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ingenium, replacing native engeño, from Old Spanish engenno.
Noun
ingenio m (plural ingenios)
- genius, wit
- mind
- machine
Derived terms
- ingenio azucarero
Related terms
- ingenioso
- ingeniar
- ingeniero
Descendants
- → Catalan: ingeni
Verb
ingenio
- first-person singular present indicative of ingeniar
Further reading
- “ingenio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014