cazamariposas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caza (“to hunt”) +‎ mariposas (“butterflies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaθamaɾiˈposas/ [ka.θa.ma.ɾiˈpo.sas]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kasamaɾiˈposas/ [ka.sa.ma.ɾiˈpo.sas]
• Rhymes: -osas
• Syllabification: ca‧za‧ma‧ri‧po‧sas

Noun

cazamariposas m (plural cazamariposas)

1. butterfly net

Further reading

• “cazamariposas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10