Where does “mariposa” come from?

mariposa (Portuguese) comes from Spanish mariposa, from Spanish María pósate — Mary, alight!.

mariposa (Portuguese): a moth; butterfly stroke; a prostitute

Definitions

  1. a moth; butterfly stroke; a prostitute

Ancestry of “mariposa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmariposabutterfly; male homosexual; butterfly stroke
2SpanishMaría pósateMary, alight!

Words derived from “mariposa”

Every word from Spanish María pósate →Every word from Spanish mariposa →