fourmi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French furmi, from a Vulgar Latin *formīcus, from Latin formīca (cf. also the feminine Old French formie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʁ.mi/

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Noun

fourmi f (plural fourmis)

1. ant

   Une fourmi m’a piqué.

   An ant bit me.

2. (plural only) pins and needles

   Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes. ― To have pins and needles in one's legs.

Synonyms

• (ant): (Louisiana, Cajun French) froumi m

Derived terms

• avoir des fourmis dans les jambes
• fourmilier

Related terms

• fourmiller

Further reading

• “fourmi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• fumoir

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French fourmi.

Noun

fourmi

1. ant

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French fourmi.

Noun

fourmi

1. ant