paruparo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • paparo
  • paroparo, paro paro, paro-paro, paru-paro — proscribed

Etymology

From a reduplication of paparo, which some theorize as a contraction of Spanish papalote, from Classical Nahuatl papalotl (“butterfly”). Compare aliparo. See also Malay paru-paru (“lung”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɾupaˈɾo/ [pɐ.ɾʊ.pɐˈɾo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: pa‧ru‧pa‧ro

Noun

paruparó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜉᜇᜓ)

  1. butterfly
    Synonyms: (Marinduque) bilabila, (Marinduque) kulilipaw, aliparo

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