borboleta

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese borboleta.

Noun

borboleta

  1. butterfly

Portuguese

Borboleta

Etymology

From Old Portuguese berbeleta of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:

Cognate with Galician bolboreta.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buɾ.βu.ˈle.tɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.ˈle.ta/, /boʁ.bo.ˈle.tɐ/
  • Hyphenation: bor‧bo‧le‧ta

Noun

borboleta f (plural borboletas)

  1. (entomology) butterfly
    Synonym: panapanã
  2. (swimming) butterfly stroke
    Synonyms: estilo borboleta, nado borboleta
  3. (informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina/translations

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:borboleta.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: barbuléta, borboléta, burboléta
  • Papiamentu: barbulètè

See also

Further reading

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