engenho.
THE SHORT MEANINGIngenuity; a device or invention.
Ideas & craftMeaning & usage
ingenuity (the quality of being ingenious)
astuteness (the quality of being astute)
machine (mechanical device)
factory (industrial facility)
sugar mill (machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane)
sugar mill (factory that processes sugar cane)
factory that processes yerba maté leaves
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese engenho, from Latin ingenium.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.