papillon

English

A papillon

Alternative forms

  • Papillon

Etymology

From French papillon (butterfly), from Latin pāpiliō (butterfly, moth). Doublet of pavilion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/, /ˌpæpiˈɒn/, /ˈpæpɪlɒn/, /pəˈpɪliən/

Noun

papillon (countable and uncountable, plural papillons)

  1. A breed of small dog with large ears; a dog of that breed.
    • 2014 November 29, Rachel Nuwer, Lassie gets an upgrade, New Scientist, Issue 2997, page 47,
      The researchers tested various breeds, including border collies, golden retrievers, pit bulls, labradors and even Jackson's own little papillon.

Further reading


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pāpiliō. Doublet of pavillon. The swimming sense of "butterfly stroke" is probably a semantic loan from English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.pi.jɔ̃/
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Noun

papillon m (plural papillons)

  1. butterfly
    Vif et léger comme un papillon.
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  2. someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant.
    • 1833, Gautier, Albertus
      Avec sa cour folâtre de jeunes merveilleux, papillons de boudoirs (...) Véronique était là.
  3. something roughly in the shape of a butterfly
    1. knot
      Alsacian woman wearing a black papillon.
      • 1842, Victor Hugo, Rhin
        Le grand papillon noir, c'est la coiffure du pays. Coiffure gracieuse. De larges rubans de soie noire ajustés en cocarde sur le front, (...) derrière laquelle les cheveux tombent sur le dos en deux longues nattes.
    2. nut
      C'est à un modeste routier amateur: Trémoulet, que l'on doit l'invention en 1912 du papillon vissé sur le moyeu de la roue et qui réduisit considérablement le temps des dépannages.
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  4. (swimming) butterfly stroke
    Le record du monde en nage papillon.
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    Nager le papillon.
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  5. leaflet
    Les automobilistes parisiens ont fortement tendance à classer dans un tiroir les papillons qu'ils trouvent sur leur pare-brise.
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Derived terms

See also

Interjection

papillon

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    Minute papillon !Wait a minute!

Further reading


Italian

Noun

papillon m (invariable)

  1. bow tie
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