papasol

Galician

papasol (Coccinella septempunctata)

Etymology

Probably from catasol (“sun-watcher”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈsɔl/ [pa.paˈs̺ɔɫ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
• IPA^(key): /papaˈsol/ [pa.paˈs̺oɫ]
  • Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧sol

Noun

papasol f (plural papasois)

1. ladybird, ladybug

   Synonyms: barrosiña, catasol, maruxiña, catasol, reirrei, voaniña, xoaniña

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papasol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papasol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papasol”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN