formiguer

Meaning

Adj

ant

Noun

1. (masculine) anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
2. (masculine) the ants comunity of an anthill
3. (figuratively, masculine) place with lots of moving people
4. (figuratively, masculine) lots of moving people
5. (masculine) anteater
6. (masculine) wryneck
7. (masculine) a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes

Concepts

anteater

anthill

bunning

Synonyms

equidna

termiter

Translations

miereneter

Ameisenbär

hormiguero

Echidna

Ameisenhügel

Schnabeligel

Ameisenbeutler

μυρμηγκοφωλιά

Έχιδνα

échidné

fourmilière

termitière

myrmécopie à bandes

echidna

formicaio

Pronounced as (IPA)

[fur.miˈɣe]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: formīca

Cognate with Portuguese: formigueiro

Cognate with Spanish: hormiguero

Cognate with Italian: formicaio

Cognate with Romanian: furnicar

In summary

From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.