mariposa

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (butterfly).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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mariposa (plural mariposas)

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

Noun

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mariposa f (plural mariposes)

  1. butterfly

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish mariposa.

Noun

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mariposa

  1. butterfly

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

Noun

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mariposa f (plural mariposas)

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

Derived terms

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Sardinian

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Noun

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mariposa f (plural mariposas)

  1. (Campidanese) Alternative form of maniposa

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɾiˈposa/ [ma.ɾiˈpo.sa]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • English: mariposa lily
  • Portuguese: mariposa

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