formicaio

Meaning

1. (masculine) anthill
2. (masculine) ants' nest
3. (figuratively, masculine) any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy; beehive
4. (masculine) onychomycosis (in equines)

Concepts

anthill

ant-hill

beehive

drove

formicary

horde

swarm

ant mound

Synonyms

alveare

brulicame

formicolio

frotta

Translations

fourmilière

Ameisenhaufen

hormiguero

termitière

Ameisenhügel

μυρμηγκοφωλιά

formicarium

karınca yuvası

cupinzeiro

mierenhoop

ruche

tropell

horde

ορδή

Hyphenated as

for‧mi‧cà‧io

Pronounced as (IPA)

/for.miˈka.jo/

Etymology

From formica + -aio, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Portuguese formigueiro, Friulian furmiâr, Romanian furnicar, Catalan formiguer.