papillote
Spanish, noun/papiˈʝote/
papillote is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-O-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papillote is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “papillote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rizo formado con papel sobre el pelo”.
What does papillote mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rizo formado con papel sobre el pelo. 2. Envoltorio en el que se envuelve un alimento que se cocinará al vapor.
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 papillote
- papillotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papillote?
- /papiˈʝote/
- [pa.piˈʝo.t̪e]
- [papiˈʝot̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is papillote in Spanish?
papillote appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).