Definition
A small garden flower with soft, colorful petals that comes in shades of purple, yellow, blue, and white.
Etymology
Pansy comes from the French word 'pensée' meaning 'thought,' because the flower's face-like appearance was thought to resemble a thoughtful expression. The flower was named this in the 1500s and has kept the meaning of thoughtfulness ever since.
Kelly Says
Pansies have one of the most face-like appearances of any flower—they actually use their darker centers as 'nectar guides' to help insects find pollen, so that thoughtful look is actually clever plant engineering.
Translations
ARالعربية
الزنبق
al-zinbaq
CACatalà
pansies
pan-sees
CSČeština
přeslička
presh-lee-chka
DEDeutsch
Stiefmütterchen
shtee-f-müt-er-chen
ELΕλληνικά
βουκαμβίλι
voo-kam-vee-lee
ESEspañol
zanahoria
sah-nah-hoh-ree-ah
FRFrançais
pensée
pän-say
HUMagyar
színtelen
seen-teh-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
violeta
vee-oh-leh-tah
IGIG
ọkpụkpụ
oh-koo-koo-poo
ITItaliano
viola
vee-oh-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
pansy
pan-see
NLNederlands
viooltje
vee-ohlt-che
PLPolski
fiołek
fee-oh-lek
PTPortuguês
violeta-de-orelhão
vee-oh-leh-tah-deh-oh-reh-ly-awn
RORomână
violeta
vee-oh-leh-tah
SWKiswahili
pansy
pan-see
TEతెలుగు
వెల్లుల్లి
vellullli
TRTürkçe
sarmaşık
sar-mah-sheek
UKУкраїнська
ірис
ee-riss
VITiếng Việt
hoa violet
hóa vee-oh-let