mariposilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mariposa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maɾipoˈsiʝa/ [ma.ɾi.poˈsi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /maɾipoˈsiʎa/ [ma.ɾi.poˈsi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /maɾipoˈsiʃa/ [ma.ɾi.poˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maɾipoˈsiʒa/ [ma.ɾi.poˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ma‧ri‧po‧si‧lla

Noun

mariposilla f (plural mariposillas)

  1. diminutive of mariposa