ingeniero

See also: inĝeniero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ingénieur, assimilated to the Spanish suffix -ero. By surface analysis, ingenio (“artifice, ingenuity”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inxeˈnjeɾo/ [ĩŋ.xeˈnje.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: in‧ge‧nie‧ro

Noun

ingeniero m (plural ingenieros, feminine ingeniera, feminine plural ingenieras)

  1. engineer

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: inhenyero, enhinyero
  • → Tagalog: inhinyero

Further reading

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