fourmi
French
Etymology
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)
- ant
- (plural only) pins and needles
- Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes. ― To have pins and needles in one's legs.
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Further reading
- “fourmi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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