fourmi

French

Etymology

From Old French, from a Vulgar Latin *formīcus, from Latin formīca (cf. also the feminine Old French formie).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuʁ.mi/
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Noun

fourmi f (plural fourmis)

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(plural only) pins and needles

Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes. ― To have pins and needles in one's legs.

Derived terms

fourmilier

Related terms

fourmiller

Further reading

“fourmi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

fumoir

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French fourmi.

Noun

fourmi

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French fourmi.

Noun

fourmi

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