buttercup

Senso (Inglese)

  1. Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
  2. Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of buttercup squash.
  4. Affectionate or ironic term of address.

Concetti

botton d’oro

sinonimi

butterflower

yellow-cup

butter-flower

water crowfoot

Traduzioni

grenouillette

gobet du diable

fleur de l’impatience

bouton-d’or

Ranunculaceae spp.

bouton d’or

Ranunculus

Frequenza

20k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From butter + cup. Both sense 1 and 2 are from the flowers' association with butter, from their yellow colour. Compare butterflower for a similar derivation; outside of English, compare Dutch boterbloem, German Butterblume.

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