engenhoso

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ingeniōsus.

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)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • engenhoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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