Meaning of nicho

nicho: 1º_ It is a space of its own and reserved, defined and separated from other similar ones. The following meanings are derived from the original concept taken from the old Italian nicchio that could be interpreted as "nest, hollow as hiding place, shell of a mollusk". 2º_ In architecture it is a hole in a wall as a niche to place a statue or other ornament, also in cemeteries is each space in the walls to place a coffin or an urn. 3º_ In marketing is a group of customers defined by their social, economic and cultural characteristics to whom a product and its advertising are directed. 4º_ In biology is the ecosystem of a species.; Compartment in the wall of a cemetery where a coffin is placed.; It is an open hole in a wall, to place in it a ferret or a statue. Some synonyms, words or similar expressions may also be said of the container where ashes resulting from the incineration of a body are deposited; Drilling is done in a wall or a wall, to place on it a picture or a statue. Nest, hollow. Ecology in which is located a given species within an ecosystem.; NICHE: Figuratively, placed or employment that is judged, should be placed a person by their worth or merit.; Diminutive of the name Dionicio