nidiandolo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nidio (nest).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /niˈdjan.do.lo/
  • Rhymes: -andolo
  • Hyphenation: ni‧diàn‧do‧lo

Adjective[edit]

nidiandolo (feminine nidiandola, masculine plural nidiandoli, feminine plural nidiandole)

  1. (ornithology, Tuscan) nestling
    Synonym: nidiace

Noun[edit]

nidiandolo m (plural nidiandoli)

  1. (Tuscan) nest egg (egg placed in a bird's nest to encourage it to lay)
    Synonyms: (Tuscany) endice, guardanidio

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Further reading[edit]

  • nidiandolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana