nicho

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English niche, French niche, German Nische, Italian nicchia, Russian ни́ша (níša) and Spanish nicho.

Pronunciation

Noun

nicho (plural nichi)

  1. (architecture) niche, nook: recess in a wall (as for a statue or a bed)
  2. (ecology) niche

Portuguese

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nichos

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -iʃu
  • Hyphenation: ni‧cho

Noun

nicho m (plural nichos)

  1. (architecture) niche (a recess within a wall)
  2. (ecology) niche (a function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From old Italian nicchio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnit͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -itʃo
  • Syllabification: ni‧cho

Noun

nicho m (plural nichos)

  1. niche
  2. (ecology) niche
  3. burial niche

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