engendro
Spanish, noun
engendro is spelled E-N-G-E-N-D-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engendro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fetus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of engendrar. With an accent, engendró is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of engendrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Feto”.
What does engendro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefetus
- 2
masculinefreak, monster
- 3
masculinemonstrosity
- 4
masculinehellspawn
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of engendrar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of engendrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Feto. 2. Criatura deforme que nace sin la proporción debida. 3. Plan, designio u obra intelectual mal concebidos. 4. Persona de mala apariencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of engendro
- engendros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is engendro in Spanish?
engendro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).