mariposa

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UK/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/US/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə//ˌmɛɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

noun

A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Similar
mariposa tulipmariposa lily
OriginSpanish mariposa →
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Meanings

mariposa1

nounmariposa (plural mariposas)

plural mariposas

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Mariposa2

proper noun
  1. A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.
  2. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.
  4. A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.
nounMariposa (plural Mariposas)

plural Mariposas

  1. Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

Similar
mariposa tulipmariposa lily
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
mariposa lilyyokuts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishmariposa“a butterfly”
  2. Englishmariposa

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

More words from Spanish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mariposa

mucosaponderosaFormosamimosaXhosaBarbarossasamosacuriosaTortosaserosafantabulosa
All rhymes →

Anagrams

parisomaparosmia
Cite this entry
APA

mariposa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariposa

MLA

“mariposa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariposa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mariposa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariposa.

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