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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmariquita
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /maɾiˈkita/
"Una mariquita roja está en la flor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, round beetle with a red or yellow shell marked with black spots.
"A bright red ladybird landed gently on the green garden leaf." - 2
Used colloquially or in publishing as a brand name for traditional children's books and educational series.
"She collected vintage Ladybird books from her childhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from late 16th-century English, combining 'lady'—referring to the Virgin Mary, to whom the insect was dedicated in medieval folklore ('Our Lady's bird')—with 'bird', formerly used to denote any small flying animal or insect. Over time, the term evolved from regional variants like 'lady-cow' to become the standard British English designation for the brightly spotted beetle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ladybird" is said worldwide
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coccinelle
Transliteration: /kɔksinɛl/
"Une coccinelle se pose sur la rose."
Marienkäfer
Transliteration: /maˈʁiːənˌkɛːfɐ/
"Der Marienkäfer krabbelt über das Blatt."
coccinella
Transliteration: /kotʃiˈnɛlla/
"La coccinella porta fortuna."
mariquita
Transliteration: /maɾiˈkita/
"Una mariquita roja está en la flor."
joaninha
Transliteration: /ʒwaˈniɲɐ/
"A joaninha tem pintas pretas."
लाल कीट
Transliteration: laal keet
"पत्ते पर एक लाल कीट बैठा है।"
瓢虫
Transliteration: piáo chóng
"叶子上面有一只可爱的瓢虫。"
무당벌레
Transliteration: mudangbeolle
"나뭇잎 위에 무당벌레가 앉아 있다."
テントウムシ
Transliteration: tentoumushi
"葉の上にテントウムシが止まりました。"
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