mariposa
See also: Mariposa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (US): (file)
Noun edit
mariposa (plural mariposas)
- A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.
Noun edit
mariposa f (plural mariposes)
Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Spanish mariposa.
Noun edit
mariposa
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧po‧sa
Noun edit
mariposa f (plural mariposas)
Derived terms edit
Sardinian edit
Noun edit
mariposa f (plural mariposas)
- (Campidanese) Alternative form of maniposa
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From the phrase María pósate (“Mary, alight!”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mariposa f (plural mariposas)
- butterfly
- (slang) male homosexual
- (swimming) butterfly stroke
- creeping beggarweed (Desmodium incanum)
- white ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- ⇒ English: mariposa lily
- → Portuguese: mariposa
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “mariposa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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