mariposa

See also: Mariposa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mariposa (plural mariposas)

1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Anagrams

• parosmia

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾiˈpo.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾiˈpo.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾiˈpo.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾiˈpɔ.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

1. a moth
2. (Portugal, swimming) butterfly stroke
3. (Rio de Janeiro, colloquial) a prostitute

Derived terms

• mariposista

Sardinian

Noun

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

1. (Campidanese) Alternative form of maniposa

Spanish

Etymology

From the phrase María pósate (“Mary, alight!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾiˈposa/ [ma.ɾiˈpo.sa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

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)

Derived terms

• a otra cosa, mariposa
• arbusto de las mariposas
• cazamariposas
• efecto mariposa
• lirio mariposa
• mariposa de la muerte
• mariposa de la seda
• mariposa luna
• mariposa monarca
• mariposa virrey
• mariposario
• mariposero
• tener mariposas en el estómago

 

Descendants

• ⇒ English: mariposa lily
• → Portuguese: mariposa

See also

• oruga f (“caterpillar”)
• polilla f (“moth”)

Further reading

• “mariposa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014