hormiguero

Spanish

Etymology

From hormiga +‎ -ero, or possibly from Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Catalan formiguer, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ormiˈɡeɾo/, [ormiˈɣeɾo]

Noun

hormiguero m (plural hormigueros)

anthill
ant colony
(figuratively) place with lots of people

Derived terms

oso hormiguero

Adjective

hormiguero (feminine singular hormiguera, masculine plural hormigueros, feminine plural hormigueras)

(attributive) ant
1. ant-eating
2. ant-like

Further reading

“hormiguero” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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