folha

(Engels)

folhar

  1. (transitive) to cause to produce leaves
  2. (transitive) to cover with leaves
  3. (transitive) to decorate with foliage
  4. (transitive) to form into a leaf
  5. (transitive) to cause to flake
  6. (transitive) to coat with thin sheets, to veneer
  7. (intransitive) to be covered in leaves
  8. (intransitive) to bloom with leaves
  9. (Minas-Gerais, colloquial, intransitive) to scram, to vamoose

Frekwensie

B2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfo.ʎɐ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Compare Galician folla and Spanish hoja.

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