formiga-correição

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “swarm ant”.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [foɦˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [foɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [foʁˌmi.ɡɐ.ko.χeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻˌmi.ɡa.ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [foɻˌmi.ɡa.ko.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ku.ʁɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fuɾˌmi.ɣɐ.ku.ʁɐjˈsɐ̃w̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fuɾˌmi.ɣɐ.ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fuɾˌmi.ɣɐ.ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˌmi.ɡɐ.ku.ʁeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fuɾˌmi.ɣɐ.ku.ʁeˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: for‧mi‧ga-‧cor‧rei‧ção

Noun

formiga-correição f (plural formigas-correição)

  1. army ant
    Synonyms: correição, tauoca, tanoca, taoca, taioca, sacassaia, saca-saia, marabunta, morupeteca, guaju-guaju
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