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formiga.

ant (insect)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil[foɦˈmi.ɡɐ]Brazil/fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil[fuɦˈmi.ɡɐ]Brazil

  1. ant (insect)

    feminine

  2. someone with a sweet tooth

    broadly · feminine · figuratively

  3. a short person

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

[Alt: A meat ant feeding on honey.] Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Old Galician-Portuguese formiga Portuguese formiga Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, from Proto-Italic *mormīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís. Compare Galician formiga and Spanish hormiga.

verb/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil[foɦˈmi.ɡɐ]Brazil/fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil[fuɦˈmi.ɡɐ]Brazil

  1. inflection of formigar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of formigar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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