paruparo
paruparó with stress marks
butterfly
Usage Note
Paruparo is the general term for butterflies and is famously featured in the traditional Filipino folk song "Paruparong Bukid." It is often used to refer to the insect or as a symbol of beauty and transformation in poetic contexts.
Examples
" May paruparo sa bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
There is a butterfly on the flower.
Literal Translation
Has butterfly on flower.
" Ang paruparo ay maganda. "
Natural Translation
The butterfly is beautiful.
Literal Translation
The butterfly is beautiful.
" Tuwing tag-init, lumilipad ang makukulay na paruparo sa hardin na inalagaan ng aking lola nang buong puso. "
Natural Translation
Every summer, colorful butterflies fly around the garden that my grandmother tended with all her heart.
Literal Translation
Whenever summer, fly the colorful that butterflies in garden that tended of my grandmother with whole heart.
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