engenho

Etymology

From Portuguese engenho (“machine; sugar mill”), from Old Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium. Doublet of engine.

Noun

engenho (plural engenhos)

1. (historical) A sugar mill in colonial Brazil.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˈʒe.ɲu/, /ẽ.ˈʒɐ.ɲu/, /ẽ.ˈʒɐj.ɲu/
• Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nho

Noun

engenho m (plural engenhos)

1. ingenuity (the quality of being ingenious)
2. astuteness (the quality of being astute)
3. machine (mechanical device)
4. (obsolete or historical) factory (industrial facility)
5. sugar mill (machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane)
6. sugar mill (factory that processes sugar cane)
7. (South Brazil) factory that processes yerba maté leaves