cazamariposas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caza (“to hunt”) +‎ mariposas (“butterflies”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaθamaɾiˈposas/ [ka.θa.ma.ɾiˈpo.sas]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kasamaɾiˈposas/ [ka.sa.ma.ɾiˈpo.sas]
Rhymes: -osas
Syllabification: ca‧za‧ma‧ri‧po‧sas

Noun

cazamariposas m (plural cazamariposas)

butterfly net

Further reading

“cazamariposas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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