termita

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [tərˈmi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teɾˈmi.ta]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [terˈmi.ta]

Noun

termita f (plural termites)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Further reading

• “termita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “termita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “termita” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “termita”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. termite

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈmita/ [t̪eɾˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧ta

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + Spanish -ita.

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Etymology 2

From Latin termes.

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. termite

   Synonyms: termes, comején

Derived terms

• termitero

Further reading

• “termita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025