amapola
neutral, Mexico
In Mexican Spanish "poppy" is amapola. It is the red flower that grows in fields and it is also a girl's name.
Amapola is feminine: la amapola, unas amapolas. It names many types of poppy flower.
Meaning: flower (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Say a-ma-PO-la, with the stress on po.
When do people say it?
In Mexican news, amapola often refers to the opium poppy plant, because it is grown illegally in some mountain areas. In everyday speech it is simply the flower.
Did you know?
- The word amapola is also a popular girl's name in Spanish.
Examples in context
- Las amapolas florecen en primavera.The poppies bloom in spring.
- Pintó un campo de amapolas.She painted a field of poppies.
- Mi tía se llama Amapola.My aunt is called Amapola.
Example conversation
Irma walks with her granddaughter Sol through a meadow near Puebla.
- SolAbuela, mira qué flores rojas.Grandma, look at those red flowers.
- IrmaSon amapolas, mi vida.They are poppies, my dear.
- SolQuiero llevarme una.I want to take one.
