papillon

• Papillon

From French papillon (“butterfly”), from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”). Doublet of pavilion.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/, /ˌpæpiˈɒn/, /ˈpæpɪlɒn/, /pəˈpɪliən/

papillon (plural papillons)

1. (sometimes capitalized) A small dog of a certain breed having large ears.
   • 2014 November 29, Rachel Nuwer, Lassie gets an upgrade, New Scientist, Issue 2997, page 47,

     The researchers tested various breeds, including border collies, golden retrievers, pit bulls, labradors and even Jackson's own little papillon.

• Papillon (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Latin pāpiliō. Doublet of pavillon. The swimming sense of "butterfly stroke" is probably a semantic loan from English.

• IPA^(key): /pa.pi.jɔ̃/

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papillon m (plural papillons)

1. butterfly

   Vif et léger comme un papillon. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (by extension) someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant
   • 1833, Gautier, Albertus

     Avec sa cour folâtre de jeunes merveilleux, papillons de boudoirs […] Véronique était là.

3. (fashion) knot
   • 1842, Victor Hugo, Rhin

     Le grand papillon noir, c'est la coiffure du pays. Coiffure gracieuse. De larges rubans de soie noire ajustés en cocarde sur le front, […] derrière laquelle les cheveux tombent sur le dos en deux longues nattes.

4. (mechanics) Ellipsis of écrou papillon.; wing nut, butterfly nut
5. (swimming) butterfly stroke

   Le record du monde en nage papillon. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Nager le papillon. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. (colloquial) parking ticket

   Les automobilistes parisiens ont fortement tendance à classer dans un tiroir les papillons qu'ils trouvent sur leur pare-brise.

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7. (engineering) butterfly valve

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papillon

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   Minute papillon ! ― Wait a minute!

• minute papillon

• “papillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

papillon m (invariable)

1. bow tie