engranaje

Spanish

Etymology

From engranar +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾaˈnaxe/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈna.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: en‧gra‧na‧je

Noun

engranaje m (plural engranajes)

1. gears, gear train, transmission (machine consisting of interconnected gear wheels)
2. teeth of a gear wheel
3. gear, gearing (combination or choice of interlocking gears)
4. gear, gear wheel, cog, cog wheel (wheel with grooves)

   Synonym: rueda dentada

   Hypernyms: corona, piñón

See also

• caja de cambios
• marcha
• piñón

 

Further reading

• “engranaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014