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papillon

/ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pil-lon
IPA
/ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of papillon.

noun

A surname

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French papillon (“butterfly”), from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”). Doublet of papilio and pavilion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: papillon, pāpiliō

Inflected Forms

papillons (plural)

Phrases

Papillon-Léage and Psaume syndrome Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce papillon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/.
What does papillon mean?
A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.
Where does papillon come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce papillon

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