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): /oɾmiˈɡeɾo/ [oɾ.miˈɣ̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: hor‧mi‧gue‧ro

Noun

hormiguero m (plural hormigueros)

1. anthill
2. ant colony
3. (figuratively) place with lots of people
4. antbird

Derived terms

• hormiguero negruzco

 

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• cerdo hormiguero
• oso hormiguero
• zorzal hormiguero

 

Further reading

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