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nicoyano: of, from or relating to Nicoya (town and canton of Costa Rica); of the Nicoya (a pre-Columbine culture)
nictalopía: nyctalopia
nictibio: potoo
nictitante: nictating
nictofobia: nyctophobia
nictosáurido: nyctosaurid
nictálope: nyctalopic
nicuatole: a dessert made from ground corn and sugar, traditional in Oaxaca, Mexico
nidación: nidation
nidada: clutch (of eggs); brood (of chicks)
nidal: nesting area
nidificación: nesting, nidification
nidificante: nesting (of wildlife)
nidificar: to nidify; to build a nest
nido: nest; edible bird's nest (commonly found in El Nido, Palawan and usually made into nido soup in Chinese restaurants)
nido de ametralladoras: machine gun nest
nido de ave: bird's-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)
nidos de gungulén: ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata)
niebla: fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground); fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)
nieta: granddaughter
nieta política: stepgranddaughter
nietastra: stepgranddaughter
nietastro: stepgrandson, stepgrandchild
nieto: grandchild; grandson
nieto político: stepgrandchild; stepgrandson
nietzscheano: Nietzschean
nietzscheano: Nietzschean
nieve: snow; ice cream
nifedipina: nifedipine
nigeriano: Nigerian
nigeriano: Nigerian
nigerino: Nigerien
nigerino: Nigerien
nightclub: nightclub
nigiri: nigiri
nigroestriado: nigrostriatal
nigromancia: necromancy (divination involving the dead)
nigromancía: alternative spelling of nigromancia
nigromante: necromancer
nigromántico: nigromantic
nigua: chigoe, jigger (Tunga penetrans)
niguas: Used to express negation: no
nihil obstat: nihil obstat; synonym of beneplácito
nihilidad: nothingness, nonexistence
nihilismo: nihilism
nihilista: nihilist
nihilista: nihilistic
nihonio: nihonium
nikkei: person of Japanese descent; Nikkei
nilgó: nilgai
nilota: A member of the Nilotic peoples.
nilpotente: nilpotent
nilón: nylon
nilótico: Nilotic
nimbado: decorated
nimbar: to aureole; to halo
nimbo: nimbus (cloud); halo, aureola
nimiamente: trivially
nimiedad: trifle, triviality; excess
nimio: insignificant, trivial, petty, trifling; meticulous, thorough; excessive, exaggerated