hormigas
/oɾmiɡas/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for ants is hormigas.
hormigas refers to small insects that live in organized colonies.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the word hormiguero can be used to refer to an ant colony.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is hormiga.
How do you pronounce it?
/oɾmiɡas/
Did you know?
- In several Latin American cultures, there is a traditional food called hormigas culonas consisting of large, wingless ants that are toasted and salted.
- The word hormigueo is used to describe the 'pins and needles' sensation when a limb falls asleep, literally meaning 'ant-ing'.
- There is a common idiom tener hormigas en los pies, which literally translates to 'having ants in one's feet' to describe a feeling of restlessness or the need to move.
Examples in context
- Tenemos hormigas en la cocina.We have ants in the kitchen.This sentence is useful for describing the presence of hormigas in a house.Tatoeba #6842372 by arh, translation #6841626 by CK
- Las personas lucen como hormigas.People look like ants.This sentence uses hormigas as a comparison for how people look.Tatoeba #1210096 by marcelostockle, translation #1148052 by cntrational
- Él intentó librarse de las hormigas.He tried to get rid of the ants.This sentence describes an attempt to get rid of hormigas.Tatoeba #501370 by Shishir, translation #288892 by CK
- El jardín está lleno de hormigasThe garden is full of ants
- Las hormigas están invadiendo la despensaThe ants are invading the pantry
- ¡Cuidado con el hormiguero cerca del jardín!Watch out for the ant colony near the garden!
- 34 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are having a picnic in the park.
- MateoMira, hay muchas hormigas en la manta.Look, there are many ants on the blanket.
- Elena¡Qué asco! Vamos a movernos rápido.How gross! Let's move quickly.
- MateoCreo que quieren nuestro pastel.I think they want our cake.
- ElenaNo dejemos que las hormigas se lo coman.Let's not let the ants eat it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
