This is the 10124th most frequent Catalan word.
papallona
Butterfly.
Here 'papallona' is used as a noun referring to the insect butterfly.
La papallona vola per sobre de les flors.
The butterfly flies over the flowers.
In this sentence, 'papallona' is part of the descriptive phrase describing the shape of the bow.
Porto un llaç en forma de papallona al cabell.
I wear a bow shaped like a butterfly in my hair.
The word 'papallona' is used metaphorically to compare the motion to that of a butterfly flapping.