EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
butterfly...
to flutter about; to fly around...
to annihilate; to exterminate...
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FIL: Isang uri ng kulisap na may malalaki at karaniwang makukulay na pakpak; paruparo.
EN: butterfly
The Tagalog for butterfly that makes you sound a little fancy, a little *colegiala*. While everyone else is saying 'paruparo,' you drop a 'mariposa' and suddenly you're in a Spanish-era garden. Also, a famous motel chain, so... context is key.
From Spanish 'mariposa' (butterfly).
'Paruparo' is the more common and native term. 'Mariposa' can also refer to a butterfly knife ('balisong') or a type of lamp, but its primary meaning is butterfly.
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🇵🇭 Isang magandang mariposa ang dumapo sa bulaklak.
🇺🇸 A beautiful butterfly landed on the flower.
🇵🇭 Ang hardin ay puno ng mga mariposa at tutubi.
🇺🇸 The garden is full of butterflies and dragonflies.
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