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noun, feminine

ninfa

/ˈninfa/

noun, feminine/ˈninfa/plural: ninfas

nymph; cockatiel (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest)

Synonyms: cacatúa ninfa, carolina, cocotilla

Borrowed from Latin nympha (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”). Second sense from cacatúa ninfa, or from the first sense - see Nymphicus.