pansy
Significat (English)
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- A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
- A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
- (colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
- (colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Synonyms
Milquetoast
Viola tricolor hortensis
violetta
johnny jumpup
pussyistic
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpæn.zi/
Etimologia (English)
From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.
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