niño

Meaning

nest

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈniɲo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: nīdus

In summary

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

Sentences

Constrúe un niño con forma de copa flotante nun lago de augas abertas.

Build a floating cup-shaped nest on an open water lake.