paruparo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paparo
• paroparo, paro paro, paro-paro, paru-paro — proscribed

Etymology

From a reduplication of paparo, which some theorize as a contraction of Spanish papalote, from Classical Nahuatl papalotl (“butterfly”). Compare aliparo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˌɾupaˈɾo/ [pɐˌɾuː.pɐˈɾo], /paɾupaˈɾo/ [pɐ.ɾʊ.pɐˈɾo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: pa‧ru‧pa‧ro

Noun

parúparó or paruparó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜉᜇᜓ)

1. butterfly

   Synonyms: (Marinduque) bilabila, (Marinduque) kulilipaw

See also

• alibangbang
• gamugamo
• paparo