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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmariposa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maɾiˈposa
"Una mariposa amarilla voló cerca de la ventana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A butterfly, especially within the context of Japanese culture, nature, or traditional children's songs.
"A delicate chōchō fluttered among the blooming cherry blossoms in the garden." - 2
A tropical American climbing plant (Sechium edule) bearing edible pear-shaped fruit, also known as chayote.
"The recipe calls for freshly diced chocho to be added to the vegetable stew."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The URL-encoded query 'ch%c5%8dj%c5%8d' decodes from percent-encoding to the Japanese word 'chōchō' (ちょうちょう), meaning butterfly or indicating a repetition of tone (chō). In English lexicography, 'chocho' can also refer to the chayote squash derived from the Jamaican patois usage of Spanish 'chayote', but in the context of Japanese, it serves as the standard transliteration for the lepidopteran insect.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chocho" is said worldwide
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papillon
Transliteration: pa-pi-jɔ̃
"Un beau papillon coloré s'est posé sur la fleur."
Schmetterling
Transliteration: ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋ
"Der Schmetterling flog von Blume zu Blume."
farfalla
Transliteration: farˈfalla
"La farfalla vola leggera nel giardino."
mariposa
Transliteration: maɾiˈposa
"Una mariposa amarilla voló cerca de la ventana."
borboleta
Transliteration: boʁbuˈlɛtɐ
"A borboleta pousou suavemente na folha."
तितली
Transliteration: titli
"बाग में एक सुंदर तितली उड़ रही है।"
蝴蝶
Transliteration: húdié
"一只美丽的蝴蝶停在花朵上。"
나비
Transliteration: nabi
"아름다운 나비 한 마리가 꽃 위에 앉았습니다."
蝶々
Transliteration: chōchō
"庭の花壇にきれいな蝶々が飛んでいます。"
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