Masculine
engin
Meaning
- any device, contraption or machinery, particularly a complex, dangerous or powerful one
- a piece of military equipment
- a piece of heavy machinery
- (informal) any object whose name or function is unknown; a thingy; a gizmo
- (informal) tool (penis)
- a piece of hunting equipment
- an apparatus used in artistic gymnastics
- any tool or apparatus
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.ʒɛ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium.
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