papalota

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Spanish

Etymology

Feminine form of papalote (“kite”), from Classical Nahuatl pāpalōtl (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /papaˈlota/
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: pa‧pa‧lo‧ta

Noun

papalota f (plural papalotas)

  1. (El Salvador) kite (kite)
    Synonyms: cometa, (El Salvador) piscucha, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentiona, Chile, Peru) volantín
  2. (El Salvador, Guatemala) butterfly

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