The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BUTTERFLY , but the solution may also be MAIDINJAPAN which is one of the most recent solution (1981 in New York Times).
Cio-Cio-San crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUTTERFLY | 33 % | 9 |
| MAIDINJAPAN | 33 % | 11 |
| MADAMEBUTTERFLY | 33 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cio-Cio-San
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- geisha
- obi
- aria
- parasol
- harakiri
- kimono
- ante
- chicane
- gamesmanship
- ghost
- ghosting
- grand
Crossword Answer definitions
BUTTERFLY noun- A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
- The butterfly stroke.
- (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
- Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
- To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
- To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result BUTTERFLY
- McQueen of "Gone With the Wind"
- Monarch, for one
- *Monarch or viceroy
- Swimming stroke
- Cio-Cio-San.
- Opera role.
- Operatic role.
- Monarch, e.g.
- Spitz stroke
- Insect that exhibits 44-/46-Across