engos
Portuguese, noun/ˈẽ.ɡus/
engos is spelled E-N-G-O-S (5 letters). Engos is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus, a herbaceous species of elder)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “certa planta medicinal cujo nome científico é Sambucus ebulus”.
What does engos mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus, a herbaceous species of elder)
suffix
- 1
plural of -engo
- 2
masculinemasculine plural of -engo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. certa planta medicinal cujo nome científico é Sambucus ebulus
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce engos?
- Brazil /ˈẽ.ɡus/
- /ˈẽ.ɡuʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.