termitero
Spanish, noun/teɾmiˈteɾo/
termitero is spelled T-E-R-M-I-T-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish, the 234,430th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termitero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “termite mound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Colonia de las termitas en donde cuidan a la reina, nacen las larvas, las crían y se convierten en soldados…”.
What does termitero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetermite mound
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Colonia de las termitas en donde cuidan a la reina, nacen las larvas, las crían y se convierten en soldados, obreras o futuras reinas. Posee una cámara subterránea y un mecanismo de ventilación en la parte superior, que además hace sombra para que el termitero se refresque.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of termitero
- termiteros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce termitero?
- /teɾmiˈteɾo/
- [t̪eɾ.miˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [t̪eɾmiˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is termitero in Spanish?
termitero appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).