papallona
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Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Feminine version of papalló, from Latin pāpiliō. Compare French papillon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
papallona f (plural papallones)
Usage notes[edit]
- The older masculine form papalló is still used in conservative dialects, but this form is the most commonly used word for butterfly in Catalan.
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Further reading[edit]
- “papallona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “papallona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “papallona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “papallona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.