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Italian
Etymology
From formica + -aio, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Portuguese formigueiro, Friulian furmiâr, Romanian furnicar, Catalan formiguer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for.miˈka.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: for‧mi‧cà‧io
Noun
formicaio m (plural formicai)
- anthill
- ants' nest
- (figurative) any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy; beehive
- onychomycosis (in equines)
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