nínxol

From ninxo +‎ -ol.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈniɲ.ʃul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈniɲ.ʃol]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈniɲ.t͡ʃol]

nínxol m (plural nínxols)

1. niche, nook (a cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament)

   Synonym: fornícula

2. (ecology) niche (a function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited)

• arcosoli

• “nínxol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “nínxol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “nínxol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nínxol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.