engenheiro

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Calque of Medieval Latin ingeniārius (“one who makes or uses an engine”), composed of inherited engenho +‎ -eiro, from Latin ingenium (“an engine”). Alternatively a calque of French ingénieur composed in the same fashion. Compare also Spanish ingeniero. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: en‧ge‧nhei‧ro === Noun === engenheiro m (plural engenheiros, feminine engenheira, feminine plural engenheiras) engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) ==== Related terms ==== engenhar engenharia engenho engenhoca engenhoso === Further reading === “engenheiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “engenheiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026