Hormiguero
Definition
(noun) Underground structure or mound where ants live
Examples
“Hay un hormiguero en el jardín.”
“Pisé un hormiguero sin querer.”
I stepped on an anthill בלי meaning to.
“Los niños miraban el hormiguero con un palo.”
The kids were poking at the anthill with a stick.
“En el parque, mi perro se quedó oliendo un hormiguero junto al banco.”
At the park, my dog kept sniffing an anthill by the bench.
“Después de la lluvia, vimos varios hormigueros nuevos cerca de la cancha de fútbol.”
After the rain, we saw several new anthills near the soccer field.
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