See also: ingénuo and ingênuo

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin ingenuus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈd͡ʒɛ.nu.o/, /inˈd͡ʒɛ.nwo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnuo, -ɛnwo
  • Hyphenation: in‧gè‧nu‧o, in‧gè‧nuo

Adjective

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ingenuo (feminine ingenua, masculine plural ingenui, feminine plural ingenue)

  1. naive, ingenuous, candid

Noun

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ingenuo m (plural ingenui, feminine ingenua)

  1. naif
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References

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  1. ^ ingenuo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ingenuō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ingenuus

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ingenuus (frank).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈxenwo/ [ĩŋˈxe.nwo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -enwo
  • Syllabification: in‧ge‧nuo

Adjective

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ingenuo (feminine ingenua, masculine plural ingenuos, feminine plural ingenuas)

  1. naive, ingenuous, candid, innocent
    Ella nunca lo sospechará porque es muy ingenua.
    She will never suspect it because she's very naive.
  2. falsely naive, pretending to be naive
    ¡No seas ingenuo!
    Don't be naive!

Derived terms

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Noun

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ingenuo m (plural ingenuos, feminine ingenua, feminine plural ingenuas)

  1. naif
    ¡Lo que pasa es que son un montón de ingenuos!
    The thing is they’re a bunch of naive people.
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