mariposa

/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

name

  1. A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.
  2. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.
  4. A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

noun

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
  2. Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).