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/

  • 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)

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

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