fourmi
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French furmi, from a Vulgar Latin *formīcus, from Latin formīca (cf. also the feminine Old French formie).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fourmi f (plural fourmis)
- ant
- Une fourmi m’a piqué.
- An ant bit me.
- (plural only) pins and needles
- Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes. ― To have pins and needles in one's legs.
Synonyms
[edit]- (ant): (Louisiana, Cajun French) froumi m
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “fourmi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Mauritian Creole
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Seychellois Creole
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