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formiga.

ant

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/foɾˈmiɡa/[foɾˈmi.ɣ̞ɐ]/fuɾˈmiɡa/[fuɾˈmi.ɣ̞ɐ]
  1. ant

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, from Proto-Italic *mormīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís. Compare Portuguese formiga and Spanish hormiga,

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