Polyglot Dictionary

formigueiro

/foɾmiˈɡejɾu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os formigueiros

Meaning

  1. anthill

    • Pisou no formigueiro.

      He stepped on the anthill.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Ameisenhaufen

Ameisenhaufen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "anthill."

Spanish

hormiguero

hormiguero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "anthill."

Practice

1 What does formigueiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pisou no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches formigueiro?

noun

Last updated