mariposa

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • a moth
  • (swimming) butterfly stroke
  • (slang) a prostitute

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mariposa (butterfly).

Origin

Spanish

mariposa

Gloss

butterfly

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms