formiguinha
Portuguese, noun/fuʁ.miˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/
formiguinha is spelled F-O-R-M-I-G-U-I-N-H-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formiguinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “someone who is fond of sweet foods; a sweet tooth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of formiga.
What does formiguinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of formiga
- 2
feminineslangsomeone who is fond of sweet foods; a sweet tooth
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of formiguinha
- formiguinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formiguinha?
- Brazil /fuʁ.miˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [fuɦ.miˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Brazil /foʁ.miˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is formiguinha in Portuguese?
formiguinha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).