a otra cosa, mariposa
Spanish, phrase/a ˌotɾa ˌkosa | maɾiˈposa/
a otra cosa, mariposa is spelled A-O-T-R-A-C-O-S-A-M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A (17 letters). A otra cosa, mariposa is a Spanish phrase meaning “Let's change the subject, shall we?” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresión que se usa para anunciar que se va a cambiar de tema o tarea, o que se desea o conviene hacerlo”.
What does a otra cosa, mariposa mean in English?
phrase
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Let's change the subject, shall we?
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Expresión que se usa para anunciar que se va a cambiar de tema o tarea, o que se desea o conviene hacerlo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce a otra cosa, mariposa?
- /a ˌotɾa ˌkosa | maɾiˈposa/
- [a ˌo.t̪ɾa ˌko.sa | ma.ɾiˈpo.sa]
- [a ˈot̪ɾa ˈkosa | maɾiˈposa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.