Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “snake nest”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnĩ.ɲu d͡ʒi ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˈnĩ.j̃u d͡ʒi ˈkɔ.bɾɐ]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnĩ.ɲu d͡ʒi ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/ [ˈnĩ.j̃u d͡ʒi ˈkɔ.bɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈni.ɲo de ˈkɔ.bɾa/
- Rhymes: -ɔbɾɐ
- Hyphenation: ni‧nho‧de‧co‧bra
ninho de cobra m (plural ninhos de cobra)
- (Brazil, idiomatic) a place with very unpleasant people