hormiguero

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) anthill
2. (masculine) ant colony
3. (figuratively, masculine) place with lots of people
4. (masculine) antbird
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of oso hormiguero

Adj

1. (relational) ant
2. (relational) ant

Concepts

anthill

anteater

antbird

antshrike

ant hill

ant-hill

ant heap

Synonyms

hormiguerito

batará

gentío

hervidero

Translations

fourmilière

Ameisenhaufen

miereneter

formicaio

fourmilier

formichiere

formiguer

🐜

Ameisenwürger

batara

μυρμηγκοφωλιά

μυρμηγκιά

choca

🔔

Ameisenbär

Hyphenated as

hor‧mi‧gue‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oɾmiˈɡeɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: formīca

Cognate with Portuguese: formigueiro

Cognate with Catalan: formiguer

Cognate with Italian: formicaio

Cognate with Romanian: furnicar

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Catalan formiguer, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.