comején

Spanish

Etymology

From Arawakan/Taíno comixén.

Noun

comején m (plural comejenes)

1. white ant; termite

   Synonyms: termita, hormiga blanca

Derived terms

• comejonera

Further reading

• “comején”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10