-engo

-engo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enga, masculine plural -enghi, feminine plural -enghe)
-engo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enghi)

1. alternative form of -ingo

• -geno, geno, geno-, nego, negò, ogne

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.

-engo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -engos, feminine -enga, feminine plural -engas)
-engo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enga, masculine plural -engos, feminine plural -engas)

1. (sometimes derogatory) pertaining to, having relation with or qualities of

   ‎mulher (“woman”) + ‎-engo → ‎mulherengo (“womanizer”)

   ‎judeu (“Jewish”) + ‎-engo → ‎judengo (“Jewish”) (derogatory)

   ‎monstro (“monster”) + ‎-engo → ‎monstrengo (“monstruous; vagabond”)

• “-engo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-engo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Compare German -ing.

-engo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enga, masculine plural -engos, feminine plural -engas)
-engo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -engos)

1. Forms adjectives indicating belonging to a noun.

   ‎real (“royal”) + ‎-engo → ‎realengo (“royal; of the Crown”)

2. Forms nouns indicating belonging to a noun.

   ‎abuelo (“grandfather”) + ‎-engo → ‎abolengo (“ancestry; lineage”)

• “-engo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025