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folha.

leaf (green plant organ)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfo.ʎɐ/Brazil/ˈfo.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. leaf (green plant organ)

    feminine
  2. leaf; sheet (piece of paper)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈfɔ.ʎɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of folhar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of folhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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