formigão
Portuguese, noun/foʁ.miˈɡɐ̃w̃/
formigão is spelled F-O-R-M-I-G-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formigão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “synonym of formiga-leão” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of formiga: large ant.
What does formigão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of formiga: large ant
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masculinesynonym of formiga-leão
- 3
BrazilmasculineDinoponera australis syn. Dinoponera grandis (species of ant)
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masculinebullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
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masculinerufous-capped motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus)
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masculineconcrete (building material)
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masculinegunpowder fuze
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Brazilcolloquialmasculineseminarian (student of a seminary)
adjective
- 1
relating a bull with dull (not sharp) horns
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of formigão
- formigões plural
- formigona feminine
- formigonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formigão?
- Brazil /foʁ.miˈɡɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [foɦ.miˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /fuʁ.miˈɡɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is formigão in Portuguese?
formigão appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).