ninho

From Old Portuguese nio, nĩo (“nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”), from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Compare Galician niño, Spanish nido, Catalan niu, French nid and Italian nido.

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.ɲu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ɲo/

ninho m (plural ninhos)

1. (ornithology) nest (bird-built structure)
2. (by extension) nest (place used by any animal for depositing eggs and hatching young)
3. (figuratively) one’s home viewed affectionately

• (nest of any animal): covil, toca
• (home viewed affectionately): abrigo, castelo, lar, lar doce lar

• ninhada
• ninharia