ninhada

Portuguese

Etymology

From ninho (“nest”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation
 
  • (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
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