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

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)
6. tremors felt in the stomach when one is nervous.

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