hormigo

Spanish

Etymology

From hormiga (“ant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈmiɡo/ [oɾˈmi.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: hor‧mi‧go

Noun

hormigo m (plural hormigos)

1. porridge (usually from maize)

   Synonym: gachas

2. (in the plural, cooking) dessert made with breadcrumbs, roasted nuts and honey
   • 2012 September 27, “Una ruta gastronómica para disfrutar del Camino Francés”, in 20 minutos‎^[1]:

     De la repostería riojana destacan los hormigos, los mazapanes, los molletes de Santo Domingo de la Calzada y las mejores frutas con vino.

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3. Platymiscium dimorphandrum, a Central and South American tree.

   Synonym: cristóbal

Derived terms

• hormigón

 

Further reading

• “hormigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28