mariposa

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mariposa^¹

/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/ UK
/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/ US
/ˌmɛɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

Rhymes with -əʊsə

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Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

noun mariposas

A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Mariposa^²

/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/ UK
/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/ US
/ˌmɛɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

Rhymes with -əʊsə

proper noun

A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.
A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.
A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

noun Mariposas

Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).

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"mariposa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mariposa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mariposa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mariposa

Chicago

"mariposa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mariposa.

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@misc{mariposa_2026,
  title = {mariposa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mariposa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}