buttercup
Senso (Inglese)
- Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
- Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of buttercup squash.
- Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Concetti
botton d’oro
sinonimi
Traduzioni
Frequenza
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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