"nicchia" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

Forms: nicchi [plural]
Etymology: Compare Italian nicchia, French niche, ultimately likely from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Etymology templates: {{cog|it|nicchia}} Italian nicchia, {{cog|fr|niche}} French niche, {{der|scn|la|nīdus|t=nest}} Latin nīdus (“nest”) Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=nicchia}} nicchia f, {{scn-noun|nicch|f|ia|i}} nicchia f (plural nicchi)
  1. niche (cavity in a wall, usually for statues, etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nicchia-scn-noun-Pvfa5AOr
  2. niche (one's profession, speciality) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nicchia-scn-noun-grO~0QPB Categories (other): Sicilian terms with collocations, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 28 65 7
  3. a small part; a bit Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nicchia-scn-noun-3yyooTxe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nnicchia
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