ingenio

Definitions of ingenio
  1. noun
    a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
    synonyms: adminículo, armatoste, artilugio
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    type of:
    aparato, dispositivo, mecanismo
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. noun
    the power of creative imagination
    synonyms: idea, ingeniosidad, inventiva, maña
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    type of:
    creatividad
    the ability to create
  3. noun
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
    synonyms: agudeza, rapidez
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    types:
    bromas, chacota, chunga, fisga, guasa, impertinencia, matraca, réplicas, zumba
    light teasing repartee
    type of:
    humorada, jocosidad
    a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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