ninhada

Portuguese

Etymology

From ninho (“nest”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nĩˈɲa.dɐ/ [nĩˈj̃a.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nĩˈɲa.dɐ/ [nĩˈj̃a.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /niˈɲa.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /niˈɲa.dɐ/ [niˈɲa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: ni‧nha‧da

Noun

ninhada f (plural ninhadas)

1. (collective) litter (offspring of a mammal born in one birth)
2. (collective) brood (the young of any egg-laying creature)
3. (colloquial) children, offspring

Related terms

• ninho