engenhoso
Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ingeniōsus.
Pronunciation
- (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/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʒɨˈɲo.zu/
- Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nho‧so
Adjective
engenhoso (feminine engenhosa, masculine plural engenhosos, feminine plural engenhosas, comparable, comparative mais engenhoso, superlative o mais engenhoso or engenhosíssimo, metaphonic)
- ingenious (displaying genius or brilliance)
- ingenious (tending to invent)
Derived terms
- engenhosamente
- engenhosidade
Related terms
Further reading
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