papasol

Galician

papasol (Coccinella septempunctata)

Etymology

Probably from catasol (“sun-watcher”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [papaˈsol], [papaˈsɔl]

Noun

papasol f (plural papasois)

ladybird, ladybug
Synonyms: barrosiña, catasol, maruxiña, catasol, reirrei, voaniña, xoaniña

References

“papasol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“papasol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“papasol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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