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Spanish
Etymology
From hormiga (“ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾˈmiɡo/
- Rhymes: -iɡo
- Syllabification: hor‧mi‧go
Noun
hormigo m (plural hormigos)
- porridge (usually from maize)
- Synonym: gachas
- (in the plural, cooking) dessert made with breadcrumbs, roasted nuts and honey
2012 September 27, “Una ruta gastronómica para disfrutar del Camino Francés”, in 20 minutos:De la repostería riojana destacan los hormigos, los mazapanes, los molletes de Santo Domingo de la Calzada y las mejores frutas con vino.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Platymiscium dimorphandrum, a Central and South American tree.
- Synonym: cristóbal
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