Similar words
anão
anão is the standard word, including for mythological "dwarves"; nanico is more colloquial or pejorative, describing someone as short or tiny, sometimes derogatory.
Similar in other languages
German
Zwerg
Zwerg is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."
Spanish
enano
enano is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."
French
nain
nain is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."
Practice
1 What does nanico mean?
dwarf
intrigue
hieroglyph
song
dwarf
2 Fill the gap: Um pinheiro ___.
nanico
clero
nanicos
Full sentence: Um pinheiro nanico. (A dwarf pine.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches nanico?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
Legal
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.
nanico: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.