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Italian
Etymology
From Latin ingenium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈd͡ʒeɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲɲo
- Hyphenation: in‧gé‧gno
Noun
ingegno m (plural ingegni)
- intelligence, mind, brains
- Synonym: intelligenza
- ingenuity, wits
- Synonym: abilità
- gift, talent
- Synonym: talento
- (metonymically) mind (somebody that embodies certain mental qualities)
- i migliori ingegni della nazione ― the best minds in the nation
- (literary) nature, disposition
- Synonyms: indole, natura
- (literary) stroke of genius
- (obsolete) device
- Synonyms: congegno, meccanismo, ordigno
- (coral fishing) a device formed by two crossed pieces of wood or metal, with fishing nets attached
Derived terms
Further reading
- ingegno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana