Polyglot Dictionary

mariposa

/maɾiˈposa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las mariposas

Meaning

  1. butterfly

    • Una mariposa vuela por el jardín.

      A butterfly flies around the garden.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

papillon

papillon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "butterfly."

Portuguese

borboleta

borboleta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "butterfly."

Practice

1 What does mariposa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ vuela por el jardín.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mariposa?

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