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mariposa

UK/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə//ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

mariposa noun: a mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Noun (1)

mariposa (plural mariposas)

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

Proper noun capitalized: Mariposa

Mariposa

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Mariposa

Mariposa (plural Mariposas)

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

Forms of mariposa

pluralmariposas
pluralMariposas

Plural of mariposa: mariposas

Origin of mariposa

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

Words formed from mariposa

Phrases with mariposa

Words that rhyme with mariposa

Questions about mariposa

What does mariposa mean?
Mariposa means a mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
What part of speech is mariposa?
Mariposa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mariposa?
Mariposa is pronounced /ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mariposa?
The plural of mariposa is mariposas.

Words near mariposa in the dictionary

  1. Mariotte's law
  2. Mariotti
  3. Mariottis
  4. Mariout
  5. Maripipi
  6. mariposa
  7. Mariposa County
  8. mariposa lilies
  9. mariposa lily
  10. Mariposan
  11. Mariposans

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