folha

Meaning

folhar

(transitive) to cause to produce leaves
(transitive) to cover with leaves
(transitive) to decorate with foliage
(transitive) to form into a leaf
(transitive) to cause to flake
(transitive) to coat with thin sheets, to veneer
(intransitive) to be covered in leaves
(intransitive) to bloom with leaves
(Minas-Gerais, colloquial, intransitive) to scram, to vamoose

daily newspaper

conifer needles

slip of paper

tree leaf

leaf blade

folha de lata

lámina de metal

folha de papel

folhadelata

filipeta

Folha

Jornal

agulha de conífera

lâmina de metal

φύλλο

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfo.ʎɐ/

Inherited from Latin

Cognate with Galician

Cognate with Spanish

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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