papillon
nounHow to pronounce papillon:
Definition of papillon:
- papillon (noun):
- any of a european breed of small slender toy spaniels having large erect heavily fringed ears
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
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- cloudiness
- referral
- Brenius
- Arana
- aeration
- Yggdrasil
- sepia
- provable
- papyrus
- November
- margarine
- fearfulness
- earsplitting
- congruent
- collided
- adjective
- brazenly
- potentate
- lemon balm
- glamorous
- concealing
- circumscribe
- Caoimhe
- béchamel
- overflowed
- Daedalus
- criminal
- uncluttered
- trendsetter
- assailing
- tantamount
- sonorous
- persevered
- flightiness
- Wisconsin
- intestine
- hearable
- selflessness
- committee
- tastier
- populace
- aubergine
- internet
- greedily
- spokeswoman
- guiltily
- chipotle
- celibate
- Odysseus
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