mariposón
Spanish, noun/maɾipoˈson/
mariposón is spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-Ó-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mariposón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “an effeminate and/or homosexual man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of mariposa; large butterfly.
What does mariposón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of mariposa; large butterfly
- 2
masculineaugmentative of mariposa; giant poofter
- 3
derogatorymasculinean effeminate and/or homosexual man
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mariposón
- mariposones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mariposón?
- /maɾipoˈson/
- [ma.ɾi.poˈsõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mariposón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mariposón in Spanish?
mariposón appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).