papalló

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of pavelló.

Pronunciation

• (Mallorca, Vallès) IPA^(key): /pə.pəˈjo/
• (Menorca) IPA^(key): /pə.pəˈo/, /pəˈpo/
• (Alghero, Castelló de la Plana) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈʎo/

Noun

papalló m (plural papallons)

1. (Balearic, dated) Alternative form of papallona (“butterfly”)

Usage notes

• This form, which is the original masculine form of the now feminine papallona, is today retained mainly in the more conservative dialects of Catalan where the pronunciation with historical ieisme predominates so that it is sometimes respelled as papaió.

Related terms

• parpalló

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, 2024
• “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.