hormiga

Spanish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *morwi-der.
    Proto-Italic *mormīkā
    Latin formīca
    Spanish hormiga

    Inherited from Old Spanish formiga, from Latin formīca.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oɾˈmiɡa/ [oɾˈmi.ɣ̞a]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -iɡa
    • Syllabification: hor‧mi‧ga

    Noun

    hormiga f (plural hormigas)

    1. ant (insect of the family Formicidae)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Cebuano: holmigas, lamigas
    • → Waray-Waray: haromigas

    Further reading

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