formiguer

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fur.miˈɣe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [for.miˈɣe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.miˈɣeɾ]

Adjective

formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres)

1. (relational) ant

Derived terms

• os formiguer
• porc formiguer

Noun

formiguer m (plural formiguers)

1. anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
2. the ants comunity of an anthill
3. (figuratively) place with lots of moving people
4. (figuratively) lots of moving people
5. anteater

   Synonym: os formiguer

6. wryneck

   Synonym: colltort

7. a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes

Derived terms

• formiguer barbanegre
• formigueret

Related terms

• formiga

Further reading

• “formiguer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.