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Portuguese
Etymology
From aninhar (“to nest”) + -ado, from a- + ninho (“nest”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aninhado (feminine aninhada, masculine plural aninhados, feminine plural aninhadas)
- nested (inside a nest)
- Procurava por ovos aninhados. ― He was looking for nested eggs.
- (figurative) inhabiting; residing in
- Passei um tempo aninhado nos Alpes. ― I spent some time living in the Alps.
- (programming, of a code block) nested (inside another code block)
Participle
aninhado (feminine aninhada, masculine plural aninhados, feminine plural aninhadas)
- past participle of aninhar