papallona

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === babaiana f (Sóller) papaió m (Balearic) papalló m (Balearic, dated) === Etymology === Feminine version of papalló, from Latin pāpiliō. Compare French papillon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pə.pəˈʎu.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pə.pəˈʎo.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pa.paˈʎo.na] === Noun === papallona f (plural papallones) butterfly (swimming) butterfly stroke ==== Usage notes ==== The older masculine form papalló is still used in conservative dialects, but this form is the most commonly used word for butterfly in Catalan. ==== Synonyms ==== (dialectal) paloma, palometa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== arna (moth) eruga (caterpillar) === Further reading === “papallona”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “papallona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “papallona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “papallona”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)