Etymology

mariposa

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Today it means: A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.). Full definition →

Spanish mariposa
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed frommariposa“a butterfly”
  2. English todaymariposa

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishmariposa all →

mariposa lily

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