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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