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formicaio.

anthill

9 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/for.miˈka.jo/
  1. anthill

    masculine
  2. ants' nest

    masculine
  3. any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy; beehive

    figuratively · masculine
  4. onychomycosis (in equines)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From formica + -aio, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Spanish hormiguero, Portuguese formigueiro, Friulian furmiâr, Romanian furnicar, Catalan formiguer.

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