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genio

/ˈxenjo/

noun, masculine/ˈxenjo/plural: genios

genius; temper, mood (normally a bad temper)

Esa tía tiene mucho genio.She's one bad-tempered chick.

Borrowed from Latin genius, related to gignō (“to beget”) and genus (“birth, origin”).

noun, masculine/ˈxenjo/plural: genios

jinn, genie

Borrowed from French génie, of Latin influence but based on Arabic جِنّ (jinn).