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Portuguese
Etymology
From formiga + -inha.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: for‧mi‧gui‧nha
Noun
formiguinha f (plural formiguinhas)
- diminutive of formiga
- Synonym: formigazinha
2006, Richard Diegues, André Vianco, Alexandre Heredia, Visões de São Paulo - Ensaios Urbanos, Tarja Editorial, →ISBN, page 13:Formigas. Formiguinhas pequenininhas, marchando em linha. E elas falam. Elas dizem coisas impossíveis de entender porque eu não falo formiguês.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figuratively, slang) someone who is fond of sweet foods; a sweet tooth