papallona
Catalan
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editEtymology
editFeminine version of papalló, from Latin pāpiliō. Compare French papillon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpapallona f (plural papallones)
Usage notes
edit- The older masculine form papalló is still used in conservative dialects, but this form is the most commonly used word for butterfly in Catalan.
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editFurther reading
edit- “papallona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “papallona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “papallona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “papallona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.