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Italian
Etymology
From Latin pāpiliōnem.
Noun
papilione m (plural papilioni)
- (literary, obsolete) butterfly
- Synonym: farfalla
Further reading
- papilione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
pāpiliōne
- ablative singular of pāpiliō