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engranaje.

gears, gear train, transmission (machine consisting of interconnected gear wheels)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/enɡɾaˈnaxe/[ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈna.xe]
  1. gears, gear train, transmission (machine consisting of interconnected gear wheels)

    masculine
  2. teeth of a gear wheel

    masculine
  3. gear, gearing (combination or choice of interlocking gears)

    masculine
  4. gear, gear wheel, cog, cog wheel (wheel with grooves)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish grano Spanish -ar Spanish engranar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. ▲ Latin -āticum Old Occitan -atgebor. Spanish -aje Spanish engranaje From engranar + -aje.

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