How the word "el capullo" is translated into English
La oruga se encierra en un capullo durante varias semanas.
[la oˈɾuɣa se enˈθjera en uŋ kaˈpuʎo ðuˈɾante ˈβaɾjas seˈmanas.]
The caterpillar shuts itself inside a cocoon for several weeks.
¿Cuánto tarda la mariposa en salir del capullo?
[¿ˈkwanto ˈtaɾða la maɾiˈposa en saˈliɾ ðel kaˈpuʎo?]
How long does it take the butterfly to come out of the cocoon?
Los gusanos de seda fabrican capullos de los que se obtiene la seda.
[loz ɣuˈsanoz ðe ˈseða faˈβɾikaŋ kaˈpuʎoz ðe los ke se oβˈtjene la ˈseða.]
Silkworms make cocoons from which silk is obtained.
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