papalote

Spanish

Alternative forms

papalota

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pāpalōtl (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papaˈlote/ [pa.paˈlo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: pa‧pa‧lo‧te

Noun

papalote m (plural papalotes)

(Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) kite (toy)
Synonyms: cometa, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, (El Salvador) papalota

Further reading

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

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