fourmilière

French

Etymology

From fourmi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuʁ.mi.ljɛʁ/
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Noun

fourmilière f (plural fourmilières)

anthill
(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.

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