formigueiro
See also: Formigueiro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Formiga (“ant”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
formigueiro m (plural formigueiros)
Further reading edit
- “formigueiro” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From formiga (“ant”) + -eiro; possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Catalan formiguer, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro
Noun edit
formigueiro m (plural formigueiros)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:formigueiro.
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- formigueirinho (diminutive)
- bolo formigueiro
Adjective edit
formigueiro (feminine formigueira, masculine plural formigueiros, feminine plural formigueiras, not comparable)
- (of a thief) who steals objects of little value; petty
- en masse (in a single body or group)
- Synonym: em massa
- Invasão formigueira.
- En masse invasion.
- Imigração formigueira.
- En masse immigration.
- (in animal names) anteating
- urso-formigueiro
- aardwolf
- (literally, “anteating bear”)
- porco-formigueiro
- aardvark
- (literally, “anteating pig”)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:formigueiro.