Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mariposa

/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: mari-posa
IPA: /ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

name

A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.

name

A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.

name

A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.

name

A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/
British English: /ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/

Inflected Forms

mariposas (plural)

Phrases

Mariposa County

Synonyms

mariposa tulip mariposa lily

Rhymes With

sosa formosa mimosa mucosa ponderosa hermosa barbosa pedrosa ramaphosa rossa samosa hinojosa

Questions

How do you pronounce mariposa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/.
What does mariposa mean?: A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
Where does mariposa come from?: Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

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