noun, masculine/oɾmiˈɡon/plural: hormigones
concrete (building material); road
“[…] y deſte tal hormigon ſon edificadas las termas y otros muchos edificios antiguos en roma.” — […] and of such concrete are built the thermae and many other ancient buildings in Rome.
Synonyms: concreto
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Old Spanish formiga Spanish hormiga Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -o Spanish hormigo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ōder. Latin -ōnem Spanish -ón Spanish hormigón From hormigo (“porridge”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Compare Italia