papalló
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pāpiliōnem, accusative of pāpiliō. Doublet of pavelló.
Pronunciation
- (Mallorca, Vallès) IPA(key): [pəpəˈjo]
- (Menorca) IPA(key): [pəpəˈo], [pəˈpo]
- (Alghero, Castelló de la Plana) IPA(key): [papaˈʎo]
Noun
papalló m (plural papallons)
- (Balearics, dated) Dialectal form of papallona (“butterfly”)
Usage notes
This, the original masculine form of the now feminine papallona, is today retained mainly in the more conservative dialects of Catalan, where it prevails the pronunciation with historical ieisme so that it is sometimes respelled as 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, 2023
- “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.