papilione

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin pāpiliōnem.

Noun

papilione m (plural papilioni)

  1. (literary, obsolete) butterfly
    Synonym: farfalla

Further reading

  • papilione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

pāpiliōne

  1. ablative singular of pāpiliō