nicles

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Medieval Latin nichil, from Latin nihil.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈni.klis/, [ˈni.klis]
- IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /ˈni.kliʃ/, [ˈni.kliʃ]

IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈni.klɨʃ/, [ˈni.klɨʃ]

Hyphenation: ni‧cles

Pronoun

nicles

(colloquial) nothing
Synonyms: nada, (Portugal, colloquial) puto

References

“nicles” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
“nicles” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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