formigueiro
See also: Formigueiro
Galician
Further reading
- “formigueiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Etymology
From formiga (“ant”) + -eiro; possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Catalan formiguer, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [foɦ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /fuʁ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [fuɦ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [foɾ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /fuɾ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [fuɾ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [foʁ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /fuʁ.miˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [fuʁ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻ.miˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [foɻ.miˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾ.miˈɡɐj.ɾu/ [fuɾ.miˈɣɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾ.miˈɡej.ɾu/ [fuɾ.miˈɣej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾ.miˈɡej.ɾu/ [fuɾ.miˈɣej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾ.miˈɡe.ɾu/ [fuɾ.miˈɣe.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:formigueiro.
Coordinate terms
- (Insect colonies) colónia/colônia; colmeia, cupinzeiro/cupineiro, formigueiro, vespeiro
Derived terms
- formigueirinho (diminutive)
- bolo formigueiro
Adjective
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
For quotations using this term, see Citations:formigueiro.
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