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ingenio

ingenuity

noun een-HEH-nyoh Rare

Origin: From Latin ingenium (inborn talent, cleverness).

Also means

wit

Usage Note

Ingenio means clever mental agility — the ability to think creatively or solve problems wittily. It also refers historically to a sugar mill (ingenio azucarero) in Latin American contexts. Do not confuse with ingeniero (engineer), which shares the root but has a very different meaning.

Examples

"Su ingenio resolvió el problema en minutos."

Natural Translation

His ingenuity solved the problem in minutes.

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