formiga
Meaning
-
ant
Frequency
Hyphenated as
for‧mi‧ga
Pronounced as (IPA)
/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (“ant”). Compare Galician formiga and Spanish hormiga.
New
formigar
- (intransitive) to formicate; to tingle
- to be swarming or teeming with something
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