noun, masculine/oɾˈmiɡo/plural: hormigos
porridge (usually from maize); dessert made with breadcrumbs, roasted nuts and honey; Platymiscium dimorphandrum, a Central and South American tree.
“De la repostería riojana destacan los hormigos, los mazapanes, los molletes de Santo Domingo de la Calzada y las mejores frutas con vino.”
Synonyms: gachas, cristóbal
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 From hormiga (“ant”) + -o.