engenho
English
Etymology
From Portuguese engenho (“machine; sugar mill”), from Old Galician-Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium. Doublet of engine.
Noun
engenho (plural engenhos)
- (historical) A sugar mill in colonial Brazil.
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nho
Noun
engenho m (plural s)
- ingenuity (the quality of being ingenious)
- Synonym: engenhosidade
- astuteness (the quality of being astute)
- machine (mechanical device)
- (obsolete or historical) factory (industrial facility)
- sugar mill (machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane)
- sugar mill (factory that processes sugar cane)
- Synonym: usina
- (South Brazil) factory that processes yerba maté leaves
Derived terms
- engenhozinho (diminutive)
- engenhoca
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