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ninho.

nest (bird-built structure)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnĩ.ɲu/Brazil[ˈnĩ.j̃u]Brazil/ˈni.ɲu/Portugal
  1. nest (bird-built structure)

    masculine
  2. nest (place used by any animal for depositing eggs and hatching young)

    broadly · masculine
  3. home

    endearing · figuratively · masculine
  4. ellipsis of leite ninho (“powdered milk”)

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese *nio, *nĩo, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós. Cognate with Galician niño, Spanish nido, Catalan niu, French nid, Italian nido.

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