mariposa

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mariposa (plural mariposas)

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposes)

  1. butterfly

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mariposa.

Noun

mariposa

  1. butterfly

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

  1. a butterfly
  2. (Portugal, swimming) butterfly stroke
  3. a moth

Derived terms

Sardinian

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

  1. (Campidanese) Alternative form of maniposa

Spanish

Etymology

From the phrase María pósate (“Mary, alight!”). Displaced Latin pāpiliō, which would have yielded *papilión or *papillón.

Pronunciation

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

  1. butterfly
  2. (slang) male homosexual
  3. (swimming) butterfly stroke
  4. creeping beggarweed (Desmodium incanum)
  5. white ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
  6. tremors felt in the stomach when one is nervous.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: mariposa lily
  • → Portuguese: mariposa

See also

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