fourmilière

French

Etymology

From fourmi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʁ.mi.ljɛʁ/

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Noun

fourmilière f (plural fourmilières)

1. anthill
2. (figuratively) beehive (place full of activity, or in which people are very busy)

Derived terms

• donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilière

See also

• termitière

Further reading

• “fourmilière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.