mariposa

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”).

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mariposa (plural mariposas)

1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

• parosmia

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

mariposa f (plural mariposes)

1. butterfly

Inherited from Spanish mariposa.

mariposa

1. butterfly

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa.

• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

1. a moth
2. (Portugal, swimming) butterfly stroke
3. (Rio de Janeiro, colloquial) a prostitute

• mariposista

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

1. (Campidanese) Alternative form of maniposa

From the phrase María pósate (“Mary, alight!”).

• IPA^(key): /maɾiˈposa/ [ma.ɾiˈpo.sa]

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• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: ma‧ri‧po‧sa

mariposa f (plural mariposas)

1. butterfly
2. (slang) male homosexual
3. (swimming) butterfly stroke
4. creeping beggarweed (Desmodium incanum)
5. white ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

• ⇒ English: mariposa lily
• → Portuguese: mariposa

• oruga f (“caterpillar”)
• polilla f (“moth”)

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