fourmi
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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]
audio (Montreal, Canada): (file)
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
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Further reading[edit]
- “fourmi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Mauritian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fourmi
Seychellois Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fourmi
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