Masculine

ingegno

Meaning

  1. (masculine) intelligence, mind, brains
  2. (masculine) ingenuity, wits
  3. (masculine) gift, talent
  4. (masculine, metonymically) mind (somebody that embodies certain mental qualities)
  5. (literary, masculine) nature, disposition
  6. (literary, masculine) stroke of genius
  7. (masculine, obsolete) device
  8. (masculine) a device formed by two crossed pieces of wood or metal, with fishing nets attached

Frequency

22k
Hyphenated as
in‧gé‧gno
Pronounced as (IPA)
/inˈd͡ʒeɲ.ɲo/
Etymology

From Latin ingenium.

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