mariposario
Spanish, noun[maɾipoˈsaɾjo]
mariposario is spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A-R-I-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish, the 187,919th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mariposario is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a butterfly zoo, butterfly farm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espacio dedicado a la cría, estudio y exhibición de mariposas, permitiendo observar su ciclo de vida completo…”.
What does mariposario mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea butterfly zoo, butterfly farm
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espacio dedicado a la cría, estudio y exhibición de mariposas, permitiendo observar su ciclo de vida completo (huevo, oruga, crisálida y adulto) en un entorno protegido.
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.
Forms of mariposario
- mariposarios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mariposario?
- [maɾipoˈsaɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mariposario in Spanish?
mariposario appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).