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
- mariposa lily English
- cazamariposas Spanish, Castilian
- mariposa Spanish, Castilian
- mariposario Spanish, Castilian
- mariposón Spanish, Castilian
- mariposa Chavacano