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ingeniero

engineer

noun een-heh-NYEH-roh Less Common

Origin: From Latin ingenium (natural ability, talent).

Usage Note

Ingeniero is the masculine form; the feminine ingeniera is now fully standard and widely used. As a professional title it precedes the name in formal address (Ingeniero García). The related noun ingeniería (engineering) covers the field of study and discipline. In Latin America ingeniero is sometimes used as an honorific even for non-engineers, similar to how licenciado is extended.

Examples

"El ingeniero revisó los planos del edificio."

Natural Translation

The engineer reviewed the building plans.

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