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Robhormiga

I learned a new word the other day. Robhormiga, from “robar” (stealing) + “hormiga” (ant). So literally, “stealing ant” or “thief ant”. It refers to someone who steals something a little bit at a time, for example in the situation where on some nights, one of your neighbors carries off an armful from the stack of bricks allocated to building storm drains for the local community’s road-paving project.

Edit: That should probably be “robo hormiga”.