formigueiro

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Galician

Etymology

From formiga (“ant”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /foɾmiˈɡejɾo/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /foɾmiˈħejɾo/

  • Rhymes: -ejɾo
  • Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro

Noun

formigueiro m (plural formigueiros)

  1. anthill

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From formiga (“ant”) +‎ -eiro; possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Catalan formiguer, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro

Noun

formigueiro m (plural formigueiros)

  1. anthill, ant colony

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Adjective

formigueiro (feminine formigueira, masculine plural formigueiros, feminine plural formigueiras, not comparable)

  1. (of a thief) who steals objects of little value; petty
  2. en masse (in a single body or group)
    Synonym: em massa
    Invasão formigueira.
    En masse invasion.
    Imigração formigueira.
    En masse immigration.
  3. (in animal names) anteating
    urso-formigueiro
    aardwolf
    (literally, “anteating bear”)
    porco-formigueiro
    aardvark
    (literally, “anteating pig”)

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