papilione

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pāpiliōnem.

Noun

papilione m (plural papilioni)

1. (literary, obsolete) butterfly

   Synonym: farfalla

Further reading

• papilione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

pāpiliōne

1. ablative singular of pāpiliō