The French word for butterfly is
papillon

Gender
The gender of papillon is masculine. E.g. le papillon.Plural
The plural of papillon is papillons.French Definition
butterfly | |
1. n. Papillon de jour (insecte). | |
2. n. (Natation) Papillon. |
Translations for butterfly and their definitions
papillon | ![]() | ||
1. n-m. butterfly | |||
Vif et léger comme un papillon. | |||
2. n-m. (by extension) someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant | |||
3. n-m. (fashion) knot | |||
4. n-m. mechanics ellipsis of écrou papillon; wing nut, butterfly nut | |||
5. n-m. (swimming) butterfly stroke | |||
Le record du monde en nage papillon. | |||
Nager le papillon. | |||
6. n-m. (colloquial) parking ticket | |||
Les automobilistes parisiens ont fortement tendance à classer dans un tiroir les papillons qu'ils trouvent sur leur pare-brise. | |||
7. n-m. (engineering) butterfly valve | |||
Minute papillon ! - Wait a minute! |
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