nidiandolo
Italian
Etymology
From nidio (“nest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈdjan.do.lo/
- Rhymes: -andolo
- Hyphenation: ni‧diàn‧do‧lo
Adjective
nidiandolo (feminine nidiandola, masculine plural nidiandoli, feminine plural nidiandole)
- (ornithology, Tuscan) nestling
- Synonym: nidiace
Noun
nidiandolo m (plural nidiandoli)
- (Tuscan) nest egg (egg placed in a bird's nest to encourage it to lay)
- Synonyms: (Tuscany) endice, guardanidio
Related terms
- nidio
Further reading
- nidiandolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana