papamoscas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to gobble”) + moscas (“flies”).
Noun
papamoscas m (plural papamoscas)
- flycatcher
- Sweet William catchfly (Silene armeria), a flower.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “papamoscas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024