"papillon" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /pa.pi.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-papillon.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of pavillon. The swimming sense of "butterfly stroke" is probably a semantic loan from English. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|pāpiliō|pāpiliōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pāpiliōnem, {{bor+|fr|la|pāpiliō|pāpiliōnem}} Borrowed from Latin pāpiliōnem, {{doublet|fr|pavillon}} Doublet of pavillon, {{semantic loan|fr|en|-|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: minute papillon
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-intj-47DEQpj8

Noun

IPA: /pa.pi.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-papillon.ogg Forms: papillons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of pavillon. The swimming sense of "butterfly stroke" is probably a semantic loan from English. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|pāpiliō|pāpiliōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pāpiliōnem, {{bor+|fr|la|pāpiliō|pāpiliōnem}} Borrowed from Latin pāpiliōnem, {{doublet|fr|pavillon}} Doublet of pavillon, {{semantic loan|fr|en|-|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} papillon m (plural papillons)
  1. butterfly Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-~P0HXL42
  2. (by extension) someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-1q~WwOAt
  3. (fashion) knot Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-7FgNHiNc Topics: fashion, lifestyle
  4. (mechanics) Ellipsis of écrou papillon.; wing nut, butterfly nut Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine Alternative form of: écrou papillon (extra: wing nut, butterfly nut) Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-Ih~ZQzmq Categories (other): French ellipses, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 1 1 16 36 7 38 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (swimming) butterfly stroke Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Swimming Categories (lifeform): Butterflies
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-uLwtPr59 Disambiguation of Butterflies: 0 18 1 1 11 36 5 28 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 1 1 16 36 7 38 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
  6. (colloquial) parking ticket Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-nwGV4RoU
  7. (engineering) butterfly valve Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-papillon-fr-noun-0~TjCpv0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 1 1 16 36 7 38 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chenille [feminine], mite

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Vif et léger comme un papillon.",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "english": "The world record for butterfly stroke.",
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