mariposa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mariposa
C19: from Spanish: butterfly; from the likeness of the blooms to butterflies
Vocabulary lists containing mariposa
Example Sentences
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Dripping with attitude, the song is about the Spaniard's refusal to conform to: "Una mariposa, yo me transformo," she sings.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022
There are native and nonnative plants all around the Bowl, but this area in particular is home to Plummer’s mariposa lily, a rare plant.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022
Two endangered lilies — Green’s mariposa and Gentner’s fritillary — bloom purple and red each spring.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017
Waist-high violet lupines, delicate mariposa lilies and knee-high shooting stars left us no room to walk.
From Washington Post
Cecilia, looking like a vibrant mariposa in a purple tunic, her hair blossoming with sprigs of lavender, was fluttering about the kitchen looking confused and agitated.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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