hormiguilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From hormiga +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾmiˈɡiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /oɾmiˈɡiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾmiˈɡiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾmiˈɡiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: hor‧mi‧gui‧lla

Noun

hormiguilla f (plural hormiguillas)

  1. diminutive of hormiga
  2. pins and needles

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