papalló
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pāpiliōnem, accusative of pāpiliō.
Pronunciation
- (Mallorca, Vallès) IPA(key): [pəpəjó]
- (Menorca) IPA(key): [pəpəó], [pəpó]
- (Alghero, Castelló de la Plana) IPA(key): [papaʎó]
Usage notes
This, the original masculine form of the now feminine papallona, is today retained mainly in the more conservative dialects of Catalan, though the pronunciation in some dialects has shifted so that it is sometimes spelled papaió.
Further reading
- “papalló” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “papalló” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “papalló” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “papalló” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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