nitso

From Spanish nicho, from French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”) (via a verb *nīdicāre). Alternatively, via Italian nicchia or nicchio.

• Hyphenation: nit‧so

nitso

1. burial niche; loculus
2. tomb

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nitso.

Borrowed from Spanish nicho.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnit͡ʃo/ [ˈn̪iː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈnitso/ [ˈn̪it̪.so]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -itso
• Syllabification: nit‧so

nitso (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. niche (all senses)

• “nitso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• Tsino