noun, masculine/enɡɾaˈnaxe/plural: engranajes
gears, gear train, transmission (machine consisting of interconnected gear wheels); teeth of a gear wheel; gear, gearing (combination or choice of interlocking gears); gear, gear wheel, cog, cog wheel (wheel with grooves)
Synonyms: rueda dentada
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish grano Spanish -ar Spanish engranar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. ▲ Latin -āticum Old Occitan -atgebor. Spanish -aje Spanish engranaje From engranar + -aje.