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furnicar

furnicar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • furnicaru

Noun

furnicar n (plural furnicari/furnicare)

  1. anthill

Synonyms

  • furnicami

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Romanian

furnicar

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /furniˈkar/

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Italian formicaio, Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Catalan formiguer, Friulian furmiâr.

Noun

furnicar n (plural furnicare)

  1. anthill, formicary
  2. swarm
  3. (figuratively) multitude, crowd, throng

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Etymology 2

furnică + -ar

Noun

furnicar m (plural furnicari)

  1. anteater (mammal)
  2. woodpecker

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