papamoscas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to gobble”) +‎ moscas (“flies”).

Noun

papamoscas m (plural papamoscas)

1. flycatcher
2. Sweet William catchfly (Silene armeria), a flower.

Derived terms

• papamoscas acollarado
• papamoscas cerrojillo

 

Further reading

• “papamoscas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28