formigueiro

== Galician == === Etymology === From formiga (“ant”) +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ejɾo Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro === Noun === formigueiro m (plural formigueiros) anthill === Further reading === “formigueiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == 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 === Hyphenation: for‧mi‧guei‧ro === Noun === formigueiro m (plural formigueiros) anthill, ant colony ==== 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 (in animal names) anteating ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:formigueiro. ==== Related terms ==== fórmico formiga formiguejar === Further reading === “formigueiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “formigueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026